Grouping text boxes in Excel allows you to move, resize, and format them together as a single object, making it easier to manage multiple shapes or objects on your worksheet.
Here's how you can group text boxes:
Steps to Group Text Boxes in Excel
Follow these simple steps to group two or more text boxes:
- Select the First Text Box: Click on one of the text boxes you want to group.
- Select Additional Text Boxes: Hold down the Ctrl key on your keyboard.
- Click Each Text Box: While holding the Ctrl key, use your mouse to click on each additional text box you want to include in the group. Be careful not to move the text boxes slightly as you click them.
- Access the Grouping Option: With all desired text boxes selected, right-click on one of the selected text boxes.
- Choose Group: From the context menu that appears, hover over the "Group" option.
- Select Group Again: From the sub-menu that expands, choose Group.
Once you select the second "Group" option, the selected text boxes will be combined into a single group object. You will see a single selection border around all the grouped text boxes.
Tips for Grouping
- You can group text boxes along with other shapes, charts, or images.
- To ungroup objects, right-click the grouped object, select "Group," and then choose "Ungroup."
- To re-group previously ungrouped objects quickly, right-click one of the objects and choose "Regroup."
Grouping is a powerful feature for organizing visual elements on your Excel worksheets, ensuring they maintain their relative positions and sizes when moved or resized.
