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Grouping layout objects

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Grouping layout objects

- [Instructor] Layout objects are the building blocks of layouts. Everything that you place on a layout, be it a field, an image, a portal, you name it, they're all considered objects. And grouping a set of objects can be helpful for keeping them aligned and formatted consistently. A group set of objects behaves as if it were a single object. So for example, if I select a single object like this zip field label, I can move it around on-screen, but let's say I hold down my shift key while I'm selecting all these different fields or I can just drag my cursor over this entire set of address fields. You'll notice that the handles now, treat it as if it's one object. That's only because I have them selected that way, but if I go over into my inspector, which if you do not see your inspector, you can just toggle it open by clicking this button here in the upper right hand corner, and if I go over to the first tab…

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