Grouping and Locking Objects or Photos

When you create a complex image, it can be advantageous to group objects and photos together in the work area. When objects and photos are grouped, you can move them around the work area as a group, saving you the time of moving them individually. You can also apply changes to the grouped objects and photos simultaneously.

It can also be advantageous to lock objects and photos that you do not want to accidentally move, change, or delete.

To Group and Ungroup Objects or Photos:

1. Select the Selection Tool.
2. Press and hold the Shift key and click on the objects and photos that you want to group.
3. In the Menu bar, click Object | Group. A blue bounding box now extends around the grouped objects and photos. If you look at the Object Palette, you will notice that there were two objects listed before the grouping, but after the grouping there is a single object listed and that it is called Group.
4. To ungroup a group, select the grouped objects and photos and, in the Menu bar, click Object | Ungroup.

You can also select two or more groups and group them together.

To Lock and Unlock Objects or Photos:

1. Select the Selection Tool.
2. Press and hold the Shift key and click on the objects and photos that you want to lock.
3. To lock the objects and photos, do one of the following:
• Click Object | Lock.
• On the Object Palette, click the gray lock icons in boxes next to the objects and photos that you want to lock.

4. To unlock the objects and photos, do one of the following:
• Select the locked object or photo and click Object | Unlock.
• On the Object Palette, click the lock icon next to the locked objects or photos.

See Also:

• Using the Object Palette: Arranging Objects and Changing Object Opacity