Moving an Object into a Group

[Jim Ault]

Do you use the keyboard or select copy from the menu?
Try the menu

Jim Ault
Las Vegas


On 6/8/07 9:01 PM, "Gregory Lypny" <gregory.lypny at videotron.ca> wrote:

> Hi Bill and André,
> 
> Thanks for replying.  I used the same steps as you, Bill, and I just
> tried it again without success.  I have a group; I drag out a new
> button, copy it; click "Edit Group" on the menu palette; and paste.
> No button appears, and only the original shows in the Application
> Browser.  I also tried cutting instead of copying the button, and
> using Copy Objects, Cut Objects, and Paste under the Edit menu
> instead of keyboard shortcuts.  When I leave edit group mode, I can
> paste the button without a problem on the original level it was created.
> 
> This was a quirk with Revolution quite some time ago, and I recall
> someone posting a variation of what otherwise would be the normal
> steps to move an existing object into a group, but I'm afraid I
> didn't save that tip.  Sigh.
> 
> I'm using a G4 iBook and OS X 10.4.9.
> 
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Gregory
> 
> 
> On Fri, Jun 8, 2007, at 11:09 PM, Bill Marriott wrote:
> 
>> Worked fine for me on Windows...
>> 
>> 1. Drag out four buttons and group them
>> 2. Drag out a field
>> 3. Copy the field
>> 4. Click the Group
>> 5. Click "Edit Group" on the menu palette
>> 6. Paste
>> 
>> Field appears within the group as expected...
>> 
>> What are the actual steps you're using, Gregory? If you're skipping
>> the
>> "Edit Group" step, perhaps it's being pasted into the group but
>> outside its
>> current bounds?
>> 
>>> André.Bisseret wrote:
>>> That works here on MacPro Intel, 10.4.9 and Rev 2.8.1
>>> 
>>> Le 8 juin 07 à 21:58, Gregory Lypny a écrit :
>>> 
>>>> This is an old problem that I'm surprised to find in 2.8.1.  I
>>>> create a
>>>> field outside of a group.  Later I decide that I want that  field
>>>> to be
>>>> part of the group, but when I cut or copy the field and  then
>>>> edit the
>>>> group, pasting does nothing.  How can I move an  existing object
>>>> into a
>>>> group?
> 
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