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After you have worked on a document for a while, you will find that you may have added quite a few objects to it. Some of these objects just naturally go together to create other objects. For instance, you might have a few graphic objects used to create a larger image; these naturally go together.
Word lets you group objects together so they can be treated as a single object by the program. In this way, you can select an entire collection of objects with the same ease you would use in selecting one. To group objects together, follow these steps:
There may come a time when you need to ungroup the objects. For instance, you may need to update one of the elements that make up your group. To ungroup objects, follow these steps:
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2020-04-27 17:14:49
Rick
There seems to be a maximum number of times this can be done. I believe that I've experienced this when drawing floor plans. Once the maximum number of groupings are reached, Word eventually blocks the document from saving more edits and closing properly. I.e., it crashes. Any experience with this?
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