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To turn group selection on and off for all groups
■ On the Group toolbar, click Group Selection On/Off.
The status of the PICKSTYLE system variable is displayed at the Command
prompt. When PICKSTYLE is set to 1 or 3, all groups are selectable.
To control selectability for a specific group
1 Click Tools menu ➤ Group Manager.
2 In the Group Manager, select a group.
3 Under Selectable, click the light bulb to switch between gray and yellow.
NOTE If the PICKSTYLE system variable is off (0 or 2), no groups are selectable
regardless of the color of the light bulb.
To select groups by name
1 Click Tools menu ➤ Group Manager.
2 In the Group Manager, under Group, select the names of the groups you
want to select.
3 Click the Select Group button.
All of the objects in the selected groups are highlighted with grips.
NOTE To specify a group at the Command prompt or at a Select Objects prompt,
enter group followed by the name of the group.
To identify which groups an object belongs to
1 In the drawing area, select an object.
2 Click Tools menu ➤ Group Manager.
3 With the cursor over any group name, right-click. Click Clear All.
4 With the cursor over any group name, right-click. Click Show Groups for
Selected Objects.
The objects are highlighted in the Group column.
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