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SAS/GRAPH(R) 9.2: ODS Graphics Editor User's Guide

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Working with Groups of Annotation Objects

When you group annotation objects, you can easily move all items in the group as one object. Groups also make it easy to modify the common visual properties of the annotation objects.
You cannot work on an individual object if it is part of a group. For example, in order to modify the text of a member object, you must first ungroup the objects.
To create and work with groups:
  1. To create a group:
    1. Press and hold CTRL while you click the annotation objects that you want to group.
    2. Right-click and select Groupingthen selectGroup from the pop-up menu.
  2. To move a group, click the group and drag it to a new location.
  3. To change the common properties of objects in the group, right-click the group, select Group Properties, and make your changes.
    The Group Properties dialog box has two tabs: Appearance and Text. Any change you make is applied to all members of the group whenever possible. For example, suppose that you have grouped a marker, a rectangle, and a line. If you change the area fill color, then only the rectangle is affected. However, changing the line pattern affects both the line and the outline of the rectangle. A change to the text properties affects all members.
  4. To ungroup the objects, right-click the group and select Groupingthen selectUngroup from the pop-up menu.