Adding a group

You can add a group two ways:

• Selecting multiple items and then creating the group

• Creating the group and then adding the items

To add a group by selecting the items first:

1. Using the Project Explorer or the work area, select the first item to add to the group.

2. While holding down the Ctrl key, select the items to add to the group.

3. When you are finished selecting items, click Group Selection from the Arrange group on the Home ribbon or right-click and select Group.

The group is added to the project.

To add a group by creating the group first:

1. In the Project Explorer, select the location into which you want to add a group.

2. Do one of the following:

   • From the Insert ribbon, click Group from the Add More group.

   • Type Ctrl+5

   The group is added to the project. Use the controls on the Properties ribbon to change the appearance of the group.

3. To add an existing object to the group, drag and drop the existing object from the Project Explorer into the group. Complete this by selecting the object and while holding down the left mouse button, drag the object until the cursor is positioned over the group object and the name of the group is highlighted. Release the left mouse button to add the object to the group.

   You can select multiple objects by holding down the Ctrl key while selecting objects.

Use the controls on the Properties ribbon to change the appearance of the group.

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