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How to group and ungroup

Select the objects and press Ctrl+G (Object › Group). Layers shows them as one Group. Ctrl+Shift+G (Object › Ungroup) splits it.

On a Mac, Ctrl is Cmd.

Steps

  1. Select the objects.

  2. Press Ctrl+G, or choose Main menu › Object › Group. In Layers they become one Group, and a click on any of them selects the whole group.

    Aspirin and caffeine grouped, shown as one Group in Layers.Aspirin and caffeine grouped, shown as one Group in Layers.

  3. To split it, select the group and press Ctrl+Shift+G (Main menu › Object › Ungroup).

Selection and arrangingThe Layers panelLayers (Shift+L) lists every structure and object on the page, structures first, each with its formula and molecular weight. Click a row to select it, double-click a structure to name it, and use the eye to hide it.Selection and arrangingHow to select atoms, structures and objectsPress V. Click takes a whole structure, Marquee (M) takes only the atoms inside the box you drag, and Lasso (L) takes whatever you draw around. Select all is Ctrl+A, and Shift+click adds to the selection.

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Last updated Nov 12, 2026