Grouping Objects

[OldStager]

The Help section of my Word 2002 states

"Move a drawing object or set of objects
Select the drawing object, drawing canvas, multiple selection, or group
(group: A collection of objects that behave as one for the purpose of
moving, resizing, or rotating them. A group can be composed of multiple
sets of groups. ) you want to move."

However it does not explain at all how to set up a group - can someone
explain please. (I am wanting to move a set of lines about as one object -
they are the horizontal and vertical bars linking members of a family
tree.)


Nigel

 

[Jay Freedman]

The Help section of my Word 2002 states

"Move a drawing object or set of objects
Select the drawing object, drawing canvas, multiple selection, or group
(group: A collection of objects that behave as one for the purpose of
moving, resizing, or rotating them. A group can be composed of multiple
sets of groups. ) you want to move."

However it does not explain at all how to set up a group - can someone
explain please. (I am wanting to move a set of lines about as one object -
they are the horizontal and vertical bars linking members of a family
tree.)


Nigel

Click the Select Objects button (the big white arrow) on the Drawing toolbar.
Then click to the upper left of an area that contains all the lines, and drag
diagonally to the lower right to form a dotted box around all the lines. When
you let go of the mouse button, you should see handles on both ends of every
line. (If you missed a few, you can hold the Ctrl key while you click the ones
that still need handles.)

Once they're all selected, right-click one of the lines and choose Grouping >
Group. The handles will disappear from the lines, and instead there will be
handles on the corners and edges of the surrounding box. That's now a group,
which you can move, copy, resize, and otherwise treat as one object.

 

[OldStager]

Click the Select Objects button (the big white arrow) on the Drawing
toolbar. Then click to the upper left of an area that contains all the
lines, and drag diagonally to the lower right to form a dotted box
around all the lines. When you let go of the mouse button, you should
see handles on both ends of every line. (If you missed a few, you can
hold the Ctrl key while you click the ones that still need handles.)

Once they're all selected, right-click one of the lines and choose
Grouping > Group. The handles will disappear from the lines, and
instead there will be handles on the corners and edges of the
surrounding box. That's now a group, which you can move, copy, resize,
and otherwise treat as one object.

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Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP
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Thanks Jay for the very speedy, and useful, reply.