MACROMEDIA FreeHand MX, Use Manual

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Objects within a group retain their original stroke and fill attributes. You can modify these
attributes by subselecting objects within the group and making changes in the Object panel. You
can also modify the attributes of the group as a single object, which applies the attributes to the
group as a whole; this approach does not alter the original attributes of the individual objects.
Ungrouped, selected (left) and Grouped, selected (right)
Note: Attributes applied to a group as a whole are lost when you ungroup the objects.
To group selected objects:
Select Modify > Group.
To ungroup a selected group:
Select Modify > Ungroup.
To automatically return objects to their original layers when ungrouping:
1
Display general preferences by doing one of the following:
•
In Windows, press U, then click the General tab.
•
On the Macintosh, press U, then click the General category.
2
Select Remember Layer Info and click OK.
Selecting grouped objects
You can work with individual objects within a group by subselecting only the objects you want to
modify. You can also remove one or more objects from a group. You cannot move individual
objects within a group to other layers or group them with other groups.
Group (left); selecting object within group (right)