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Thisnewobjectisagroupwhichconsistsofthespecified
numberofindividualobjects.EnterthegroupbypressingF3
andthenedittheindividualobjects.TheModifymenuinDraw
containsallthenecessarycommandsforworkingwithgroups
andthesefunctionscanbealsofoundinImpressunderthe
Format>Groupmenucommandorinthecontextmenu.
FurtherinformationcanbefoundinHelp.
1. WorkingWithaGroupofObjects
Severalobjectsatonetimecanbeselected,grouped,combined,merged,subtractedand
intersected.
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Selectingseveralobjectsatthesametimehasatemporaryeffect;i.e.wheneverthemouse
isclickedelsewhereonthepageorslide,thegroupedareaisdeselected.
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Groupingandcombiningarevaliduntilthegrouporthecombinationisdeselectedusing
thecommandfromthecontextmenuortheModifymenu.
Thesecommandscanalsobeusedtogrouptogetherseveralgroups,addacombinationand
combinetheresultsasagrouporcombination.
GroupingObjects
Severalobjectscanbecombinedintoagroup.Todothis,selectthemtogether,rightclickto
bringupthecontextmenuandchooseGroup.Anyandallchangesmadetoagrouphavean
effectonallobjectsinthegroup.Inparticular,groupscanbemoved,rotated,etc.asasingle
object.
Forexample,indrawingabicycle,firstconstructawheel,composedofatire,rim,spokes,
andhub,andthengrouptheseobjectstogether.Thismakesiteasytorotatethewheel,
duplicateit,andmovethesecondwheeltotheappropriateposition.Finally,drawtheframe
andtherestofthebicycle,andformanewgroup.
Toeditanobjectthatispartofagroup,thereisnoneedtoredefinethegroup.Usethe
Entergroupcommandwhichallowseditinganyobjectinthegroup.Wheneditsare
completed,
EnteringGroups
Enteragroupbyfirstselectingit,eitherbyclickingitorbyusingthekeyboard.Once
selected,theusercandecidewhethertoemploythecontextmenucommand,theF3keyor
doubleclickingthegrouptoenterit.
ExitingGroups
Exitingagroupmaybeaccomplishedinthesethreeways:usingamenucommand,thekey
combination
Ctrl+F3,ordoubleclickingoutsidealloftheobjectsinthegroup.Thegroupremains
selecteduponexit;thusmakingitpossibletoquicklyenterandexitagroupusingthe
keyboard.
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