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Structure sections

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Structure sections

As you create custom sections, you can define them in many ways. You can, for example, move shapes back and forward on the canvas, and group shapes.

Select objects

  • To select an object, click the shape which you want to select with the left mouse button.

    Any other objects are automatically deselected.

  • To add objects to your current selection, hold the Shift key down and click the objects that you want to add.
  • To remove objects from your current selection, hold the Shift key down and click the objects that you want to remove.

Move objects forward or backward

  1. Select the object that you want to move.
  2. In the left side pane, do one of the following:

    • To move an object to the front, in the toolbar, click the Front button.

    • To move an object to the back, in the toolbar, click the Back button.

    • To move an object forward, in the toolbar, click the Forward button.

    • To move an object backward, click the Backward button.

Create groups

Grouping objects allows you to move and rotate the shapes as a single entity.

If necessary, you can create a hierarchy of shapes by adding groups into other groups.

  1. Select the objects that you want to group.
  2. Do one of the following:

    • In the toolbar, click the Group button.

    • Click Structure > Group.

    The objects are now grouped.

    Note:

    When you insert the section in a calculation document, all grouping details are lost.

Destroy groups

  1. Select the group that you want to destroy.
  2. Do one of the following:

    • In the toolbar, click the Ungroup button.

    • Click Structure > Ungroup.

    The items in the selected group are no longer grouped. Any groups within the selected group can also be destroyed as above.

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