Grouping objects

Grouped objects remain together so they can be easily selected, moved, copied, and edited as if they are a single object.

Groups, and nested groups, can be broken apart at a later date into their separate components or objects. Ungrouping can be activated on individual groups, or across multiple or nested groups using a single command.

Furthermore, a group can be converted to layer at a later date (if needed) to assist with design organization.

Resizing a group will maintain the aspect ratio by default, the opposite of resizing an individual object. Use the to size unconstrained.

To create a group:

Select multiple objects.
Do one of the following:
- On the context toolbar, click Group.
- From the Layer menu, select Group.

To ungroup objects:

Select the group.
Do one of the following:
- On the context toolbar, click Ungroup.
- From the Layer menu, select Ungroup.

To release a grouped object:

Select the object you wish to move out of the group.
Right click the object and from the menu, choose Release.

To ungroup all grouped objects:

Select grouped objects.
From the Layer menu, select Ungroup All.

To select objects (or groups) in a group:

Double-click on the object. If the object itself is in a group, the group will be selected first—double-clicking again will select the object.

To promote a group to a layer:

From the Layer menu, select Promote Group to Layer.

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