Group and combine objects

You can group objects so they behave as one unit. Grouped objects can be moved, deleted, or transformed as a single entity. Even hidden objects in a group are transformed together with the visible objects.

You can add objects to, or remove objects from, an existing group. You can also nest a group of objects, which allows you to group objects within an existing group. You can also ungroup the objects when you want to edit them individually.

Grouped objects can be moved or transformed together. In this example, the ball and the boxes are grouped and resized as a group.

Combining objects lets you group them permanently. You can combine multiple objects into one object, or combine objects with the background. When you combine objects, you lose the ability to edit the objects independently. You can also decrease the file size of an image by combining objects.

To group objects

2 .	Click Object Group Group.

You can also group objects in the Objects docker by holding down Ctrl, selecting the objects that you want to group, and clicking the New group button .

To add an object to a group

3 .	Click Object Group Group.

You can also add an object to an existing group in the Objects docker by selecting the object and dragging it to the group.

To remove an object from a group of objects

If the Objects docker is not displayed, click Window Dockers Objects.

To nest a group of objects

If the Objects docker is not displayed, click Window Dockers Objects.

3 .	Click the New group button .

To ungroup objects

2 .	Click Object Group Ungroup.

To combine objects

To combine	Do the following
Multiple objects into one object	Select the objects, and click Object Combine Combine objects together.
One or more objects with the background	Select an object or objects, and click Object Combine Combine objects with background.
All objects with the background	Click Object Combine Combine all objects with background.

When objects are combined with the background, they become part of the background layer and can no longer be edited as individual objects.

You can also combine objects in the Objects docker by holding down Ctrl, selecting the objects that you want to combine, and clicking the Combine selected objects button .

You can specify a merge mode and transparency level before you combine objects by modifying the settings in the Merge mode list box and Opacity box in the Objects docker. If the Objects docker is not open, click Window Dockers Objects.

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