Group and ungroup elements

You can select multiple objects on your canvas and make them act as a single element. This way whenever you select an element that is in the group, you'll select all its elements at once to move, arrange, or edit them.

Tip: New to Explain Everything? Learn how to select objects on the canvas.

Group elements

  1. Select the  Hand Tool from the toolbar.
  2. Select objects on the canvas that you'd like to group.
  3. From the Context Menu select the  Arrange tab.
  4. Select   Group.
  1. Select the  Hand Tool from the toolbar.
  2. Select objects on the canvas that you'd like to group.
  3. From the Context Menu select the  Arrange tab.
  4. Select   Group.
  1. Select the  Hand Tool from the toolbar.
  2. Select objects on the canvas that you'd like to group.
  3. From the Context Menu select the  Arrange tab.
  4. Select   Group.

Ungroup previously grouped elements

You can dismantle groups you've created. If you have the whole group selected, ungrouping will make all elements separate again. If you select a group and then selecte a single element from it then ungrouping will only detach the selected element.

  1. Select the  Hand Tool from the toolbar.
  2. Select an object that is a part of a group.
  3. From the Context Menu select the  Arrange tab.
  4. Select   Ungroup.
  1. Select the  Hand Tool from the toolbar.
  2. Select an object that is a part of a group.
  3. From the Context Menu select the  Arrange tab.
  4. Select   Ungroup.
  1. Select the  Hand Tool from the toolbar.
  2. Select an object that is a part of a group.
  3. From the Context Menu select the  Arrange tab.
  4. Select   Ungroup.

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