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# Working with Groups

You can combine several graphic objects into a group so that you can use them like a single object.

You can move, transform, resize, distort, or convert all objects in a group together, and you can enter the group any time to change the individual objects.

You can change the properties (line size, fill colour, and more) of all objects in a group together, and you can enter the group and change the individual objects.

Groups can also be nested to form groups within other groups.

### To group objects

1. Select the objects together that you want to group. Hold down Shift while you click the individual objects.

2. Right-click any of the selected objects to open the context menu. In Calc or Writer, commands are in a submenu Group, while in Impress or Draw, they are at the toplevel of the context menu.

3. Choose Edit - Copy.

   To select the objects, you can also drag a selection frame around the objects.

For example, you can group all of the objects in a company logo to move and resize the logo as a single object.

After you have grouped objects, selecting any part of the group selects the entire group.

### To enter a group

1. Right-click any object of the group. In Calc or Writer, commands are in a submenu Group, while in Impress or Draw, they are at the toplevel of the context menu.

2. Choose Edit - Copy.

3. Now you can select and edit a single object in the group.

You can add or delete objects to and from a group in this mode.

The objects that are not part of the group are shown with dimmed colours.

### To exit a group

1. Right-click any object of the group. In Calc or Writer, commands are in a submenu Group, while in Impress or Draw, they are at the toplevel of the context menu.

2. Choose Edit - Copy.

To exit a group in Draw or Impress, you can also double-click anywhere outside the group.

### To ungroup a group

1. Right-click any object of the group. In Calc or Writer, commands are in a submenu Group, while in Impress or Draw, they are at the toplevel of the context menu.

2. Choose Edit - Copy.

Now you can select and edit all objects as individual objects.

Related Topics

Selecting Underlying Objects

Grouping Objects

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