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Shape Grouping

Organise related shapes into groups that move, lock, and hide as a unit. Manage group membership through the layers panel or right-panel controls.

When an infographic contains dozens of shapes, managing them individually becomes impractical. Shape grouping lets you bundle related shapes together so they behave as a single unit for movement, visibility, and locking.

Creating a Group

Managing Groups

All group management happens through the layers panel in the right-hand menu.

Add Shapes to a Group
Drag a shape onto the lower half of a group header in the layers panel. The shape joins the group immediately.
Remove Shapes from a Group
Drag a shape from inside a group to a root-level position (or to the upper half of a group header). The shape leaves the group but remains on the canvas.
Rename a Group
Double-click the group header label in the layers panel to edit it inline. Press Enter to confirm or Escape to cancel.
Ungroup
Select any shape in the group, then click the Ungroup button in the right panel. All members become independent shapes again.

Group-Wide Operations

The group header in the layers panel provides controls that affect all members simultaneously.

OperationHowEffect
Hide all membersClick the eye icon on the group headerAll shapes in the group become invisible on the canvas
Show all membersClick the eye icon againAll shapes in the group become visible
Lock all membersClick the lock icon on the group headerNo member can be moved, resized, or deleted
Unlock all membersClick the lock icon againAll members become editable again
Delete entire groupClick the trash icon on the group headerAll members are removed from the canvas (disabled when locked)
Select all membersClick the group header rowAll member shapes are selected on the canvas

Use Cases for Grouping