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To group screen controls using the shortcut menu
1 Select the screen controls you want to group together.
2 Control-click the selected controls, then choose Group from the shortcut menu.
To group screen controls using a background screen control
1 Drag a background screen control to the workspace.
2 Size and position the background screen control.
3 Drag the screen controls you want to include in the grouped control so they are within
the borders of the background screen control.
If you want to move one of the grouped controls separately, you can ungroup the controls.
To ungroup screen controls
1 Select the grouped control.
2 Click the Group button again (or press Command-Shift-Option-G).
You can quickly add one or more screen controls to a group.
To add a screen control to a group
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Drag the screen control into the group.
You can also move and resize individual controls in a group without ungrouping them.
To move or resize a screen control in a group
1 Select the individual screen control you want to move or resize.
The handles of the screen control appear so you can move or resize it independently
from the group.
2 Hold down the Command key as you move or resize the screen control.
You can add a panel or an image to the background of a grouped control to recreate the
look of a hardware panel and visually distinguish the grouped control in the workspace.
To add a panel to a background
1 Select the background.
The Screen Control Inspector appears to the left of the workspace.
2 In the Appearance section of the Screen Control Inspector, click the Panel well, and choose
a panel from the menu.
If an image has been previously selected for the background, select the Panel button
before choosing a texture for the background.
To add an image to a background
1 Select the background.
The Screen Control Inspector appears to the left of the workspace.
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