How do you group or ungroup objects on the stage?

Grouping objects on the stage lets you apply the same action to multiple items at once. Once objects are grouped, you can move, copy, resize, format, or delete them together. Clicking outside the selection ungroups them so you can edit each object individually again.

Before you start

• Open the Powtoon Studio project that contains the objects you want to group.
• Confirm that the objects you want to group are already placed on the stage.

How to group objects on the stage

To group objects on the stage, select them together using one of the two methods below, then perform your action on the group.

1. Select the objects you want to group.
   • ► If the objects are next to each other, drag a selection rectangle around all of them.
   • ► If the objects are not next to each other, select the first object, then hold Shift and select each additional object.
2. Confirm the objects are selected together. A selection rectangle appears around all selected objects.
3. Perform the action you want — for example, move the group, copy it, resize it, apply formatting, or delete it. The action applies to all objects in the group.

How to ungroup objects on the stage

To ungroup objects on the stage and return to editing them individually, click anywhere outside the selection rectangle. The selection clears and each object becomes independently editable again.

What happens next

While objects are grouped, any supported action you take applies to the full group. As soon as you click outside the selection rectangle, the grouping ends and each object on the stage is independent again. There is no persistent group state — grouping is temporary and lasts only while the objects remain selected.

Note: Grouping objects on the stage is a temporary selection, not a saved group. If you deselect and need to work with the same objects again, you will need to reselect them.