selectGroupedControls

Specifies whether clicking an object in a group selects the object or the entire group.

# Metadata

Platforms: desktop, server, mobile OS: mac, windows, linux, ios, android Introduced: 1.0 Security:

# Syntax

set the selectGroupedControls to {true | false}

# Examples

set the selectGroupedControls to (not the selectGroupedControls)

# Description

Use the selectGroupedControls property to control what happens when you click a grouped control.

If the selectGroupedControls property is set to false, clicking an object in a group with the Pointer tool selects the entire group. You must set the editBackground property to true to in order select, move, resize, and change individual objects in the group.

If the selectGroupedControls is true, clicking an object in a group selects only that object, even if the editBackground is false.

You can change the selectGroupedControls property by choosing Edit ? Select Grouped Controls from the menubar.

# Tags

# See

- **keyword:** selection - **property:** editBackground, selectionMode - **command:** select, group - **function:** selectedObject - **glossary:** object, property, select, grouped control, Pointer tool