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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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2017-08-17 15:38:02
HAK
Dear Mr. Wyatt,
I have MS-Word 2003.
Regarding Grouping & Ungrouping commands, is there any way to set the keyboard shortcuts under MS-Word?
When I wish to do it by using " Tools > Customize" menu and then under Commands Tab using "Keyboards ...", these 2 commands (Grouping, Ungrouping) are not listed in none of Categories, even the "All Commands" category.
Is there any simple way to set these shortcuts, i.g. Alt-G for Grouping and Shift-Alt-G for Ungrouping?
Thanking you in advance,
Sincerely yours,
Keyvan HATEFI
Switzerland
2013-11-20 16:46:36
Guy
With MS Publisher 2007, when grouping a selection of lines and text boxes why do you get a duplicate copy of the data? I see this when I try to move the group and if I do a cut of the data. I can't seem to remove the data in it's original location.
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