3.5

151MainStage User Guide
Group screencontrols in MainStage
You can group screen controls together, creating a grouped control, and then move and
resize the grouped control as a single unit. Grouping screen controls has no effect on how
they work in performance, but makes it easier to quickly create a layout. You can group
screen controls using the Group button, using the shortcut menu, or using a background
screen control.
You can quickly add one or more screen controls to a group and move or resize individual
controls in a group without ungrouping them.
You can add a panel or an image to the background of a grouped control to re-create the
look of a hardware panel and visually distinguish the grouped control in the workspace.
Group a set of screen controls
1. In MainStage, select the screen controls you want to group together.
2. Do one of the following:
• From the Layout Action menu, choose Group.
• Control-click the selected controls, then choose Group from the shortcut menu.
The screen controls are grouped into a single, grouped control. If there is no
background around the screen controls, one is added to encompass them. Selecting
any member of the group selects the entire group so you can move and resize them
together.
When you group screen controls, the edges of the background appear “dotted” to
indicate that the controls are grouped.
If you’re using a Mac with a Touch Bar, you can press the Group button on the Touch Bar to
group screen controls.
Group screen controls using a background screen control
1. In MainStage, drag a background screen control to the workspace.
2. Size and position the background screen control.
3. Drag the screen controls you want to include in the grouped control so they are within
the borders of the background screen control.