Element Grouping

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This feature provides the ability to group elements together into a single entity that can be moved around a diagram in the Diagram View. Once items are grouped, a bounding box appears around the group items. The grouped elements move together in a block and are essentially “locked” together, movement-wise. The Ungroup feature removes the grouping and allows the elements to be moved separately again.

1. Select the elements you want to group by clicking and dragging a box around the selected items. You can also select each item by doing a Ctrl+click on each element in the diagram.
2. Right-click in any of the selected elements and select Grouping > Group. This command is also available on the Alignment and Layout toolbar and on the Format main menu.

   

3. A bounding box appears around the selected elements.
4. Place the cursor on the bounding box and the cursor changes to the move cursor ().
5. Hold down the left mouse button and move the grouped items in the diagram.

   Note: You can move elements within the bounding box. Click on the element you want to move and handles appear around the element. You can then move the selected element within the box.