adding objects to groups

fuegox at mac.com fuegox at mac.com
Wed Jan 16 12:50:01 EST 2002


On Wednesday, January 16, 2002, at 08:30 AM, Rick Rice wrote:

>     How do you add objects to a group?
>     I have an image which is 4 times larger in area than the screen 
> window.
> The image contains various cells. I want to draw an oval around various 
> cells
> and then group the ovals and image so when the image is moved the ovals 
> move
> as well and remain around the cell I drew it around. Now here's the 
> problem. I
> can draw the ovals and group then with the image but then I have to 
> move the
> image so a different area is in the window I run into a problem. I can 
> draw
> ovals around the cells in the new area but how do I group these new 
> ovals with
> the previous group?
>     Hope this description makes sense.
>     Thanks
>
>     Rick


Rick,

Simply use the following to get an object that is not in a group, into a 
group.

copy graphic "oval" to group "groupNameHere"

then you need to delete the original control that is not in the group.

-Mark Talluto




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