WORD2007 group or ungroup a shape or object

Group shapes or objects overview

To speed up your work, you can combine shapes, pictures, or other objects object: A table, chart, graphic, equation, or other form of information. For example, an object created in one application, if linked or embedded in another program, is an OLE object. )。 By combining, you can flip, rotate, move, or resize all shapes or objects at the same time, as if they were a shape or object. You can also change the combination group: A collection of objects that appear as a whole when you move, resize, or rotate objects in them. A combination can be composed of multiple groups. Properties property: An object or text feature, such as line fill and text color, that can be manipulated by drawing tools and menu commands. , such as changing the fill color or adding a shadow to change the corresponding properties of all the shapes in the group. Applying an effect to a combination differs from applying it to an object, so an effect, such as a shadow, applies to all shapes or objects in the group, not to the outer border of the group. You can select and apply properties to an item in a group without having to ungroup the shapes, and you can create a combination within the group to help you build complex drawings.

You can ungroup a group of shapes at any time, and then regroup them later.

You can consider a SmartArt graphic as an automatic combination of shapes with specific automatic layout features. When you convert a SmartArt graphic to individual shapes, you will not be able to use the design and formatting tools available on the SmartArt Tools tab, including the layout, change colors, and SmartArt styles libraries. However, you can format individual shapes by using options on the Drawing Tools tab instead. After you convert your SmartArt graphic to individual shapes, you will no longer be able to convert those shapes back to your SmartArt graphic.

Group shapes or objects

1. Select the shapes or other objects you want to group.

For more information about selecting shapes, see selecting Shapes or other objects.

2. Under Drawing Tools, on the Format tab, in the Arrange group, click Group, and then click Group.

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After you have grouped shapes or other objects, you can also continue to select any single shape or object in the group. Select the group, and then click the individual shape or object that you want to select.

You cannot combine shapes and other objects in multiple programs.

Ungroup shapes or objects

To ungroup a group of shapes or other objects (for example, if you want to move a combination without moving one of the shapes, or you want to make a large number of changes to a shape without changing other shapes), do the following:

1. Select the combination you want to ungroup.

2. Under Drawing Tools, on the Format tab, in the Arrange group, click Group, and then click Ungroup.

Convert a SmartArt graphic to individual shapes

If you want to make shapes look more complex in your SmartArt graphic, or you want to better control the sizing and positioning of shapes in your SmartArt graphic, convert your SmartArt graphic to individual shapes.

Important When you convert your SmartArt graphic to individual shapes, you will no longer be able to convert those shapes back to your SmartArt graphic. If you convert a SmartArt graphic, you will not be able to automatically lay out the shapes, and you will not be able to use the design and formatting tools available on the SMARTART Tools tab, including the layout, change colors, and SmartArt styles libraries. However, you can still format individual shapes by using the options on the Drawing Tools tab instead.

1. Select all the shapes in your SmartArt graphic.

To select all the shapes, click a shape, and then press CTRL + A.

2. On the Start tab, in the Clipboard group, click Copy.

3. To convert your SmartArt graphic to individual shapes, click a different area in the document, and then on the Start tab, in the Clipboard group, click Paste.

Note When you convert a SmartArt graphic to a shape, each individual shape becomes a grouped shape. So for each shape in a SmartArt graphic, two shapes are grouped together when you perform a paste operation, one for the text and the other for the geometry. If the shape in your SmartArt graphic does not contain text, you will see the font or text size different from other shapes when you enter text in the shape.

Regroup a shape or object

1. Select any shape or object (object: Table, chart, graphic, equal sign, or other form of information) that was previously in a group. For example, an object created in one application, if linked or embedded in another program, is an OLE object. )。

If you convert your SmartArt graphic to individual shapes, you will no longer be able to convert the shapes back to your SmartArt graphic or regroup them.

2. Under Drawing Tools, on the Format tab, in the Arrange group, click Group, and then click Regroup.