How to Use

Use Image Grouping with 2 how-to topics, including grouping multiple pictures and ungrouping picture groups; choose a topic from the index and follow the entry path and steps.

How-to Index

How-to Guide

1. Group Multiple Pictures

Entry points:

• Picture Tools tab → Arrange area → Group → Group
• Home tab → Arrange → Group
• Select multiple pictures → Floating toolbar → Group

1. Hold down Ctrl and select the pictures you want to group.
2. In the current interface, click Group from the Picture Tools tab, or click Arrange on the Home tab, or use Group on the floating toolbar.
3. Select Group.
4. Confirm that the selected pictures now behave as one object.

Success Criteria

• Interface result: The selected pictures show one shared selection box.
• What you can do next: You can move, resize, or rotate them like a single object.

Tips While Using

• Common mistake: If only one picture is selected, the Group command may be unavailable.
• Key point: Select two or more picture objects before grouping.

2. Ungroup Pictures

Entry points:

• Picture Tools tab → Arrange area → Group → Ungroup
• Home tab → Arrange → Ungroup
• Select a grouped picture set → Floating toolbar → Ungroup

1. Select the grouped picture set.
2. In the current interface, click Group from the Picture Tools tab, or click Arrange on the Home tab, or use Ungroup on the floating toolbar.
3. Select Ungroup.
4. Confirm that the grouped object is split back into individual pictures.

Success Criteria

• Interface result: The grouped object is separated and each picture can be selected on its own.
• What you can do next: You can move, replace, or adjust any picture individually.

Tips While Using

• Common mistake: If the grouped object is not selected first, you cannot ungroup it directly.
• Key point: After ungrouping, regroup the pictures if you need to move them together again.