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By default, groups are selectable; that is, selecting any member of a group
selects all the objects in that group. You can then edit the group as a unit.
Selecting an object that belongs to multiple groups selects all groups to which
that object belongs. Turn off group selection to select grouped objects
individually.
TIP Toggle group selection off or on by pressing Ctrl+H or Shift+Ctrl+A.
All members of selectable groups are also selected when you use object selection
cycling (for example, if you want to select an object that lies directly behind
another object). To select groups for editing with grips, use the pointing device
to select the group at the Command prompt.
Select a Group
The easiest way to select a group, with group selection on, is to click a grouped
object. However, if you need to access a nested group or find and select a
specific group, use the Group Manager. You also can select groups by name
by entering group and the group name at any Select Objects prompt.
To control whether all grouped objects can be selected individually
Do one of the following:
■ Click Home tab ➤ Groups panel ➤ Group Selection On/Off
■ At the Command prompt, enter pickstyle. Enter 1 to turn on group
selection. Objects within groups can be selected as a group only, not
individually.
■ At the Command prompt, enter pickstyle. Enter 0 to turn off group
selection. Objects within groups can be selected individually only, not as
a group.
■ At any time, turn group selection on and off by pressing either Ctrl+H or
Ctrl+Shift+A.
To control selectability for a specific group
1 Click Home tab ➤ Groups panel ➤ Named Groups.
2 In the Group Manager, select a group.
3 Under Selectable, click the light bulb to switch between gray and yellow.
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