Grouping and Locking Objects

You can group together and lock the position of objects on the front panel. Grouped objects maintain their relative arrangement and size when you use the Positioning tool to move and resize them. Locked objects maintain their location on the front panel, and you cannot delete them until you unlock them. You can set objects to be grouped and locked at the same time. Tools other than the Positioning tool work normally with grouped or locked objects.

Complete the following steps to group, ungroup, lock, or unlock front panel objects.

  1. Select the objects with the Positioning tool by dragging an area around the objects, or holding down the <Shift> key while clicking each object. You cannot use the <Shift>-click method to select objects that are locked.
  2. Click the Reorder button and select Group, Ungroup, Lock, or Unlock from the pull-down menu. You can set objects to be grouped and locked at the same time.

When you select an object that is part of a group, the group is highlighted with a yellow and black dotted line. When you select a locked object, it is highlighted with a gray and black dotted line. When you select objects that are grouped and locked, the group is highlighted with a gray and black dotted line.

To change the relative arrangement of objects within the group, select Ungroup, rearrange the objects, and then select Group.