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A group is a set of objects that you group together to treat as a single unit. A group may be composed of
individual objects, groups, or both. There is no restriction on the type of object you can include in a group, or
on the number of different types of objects you can include in a single group. However, any objects and
groups you want to include in the group must exist on the same page of a document.
Related topics:
• PlanetPress Design Object (Page 236)
• Object Layering Order (Page 236)
• Snapping Points (Page 237)
• Repeat Properties of an Object or Group (Page 240)
15.1.4 Snapping Points
What are snapping points?
If you snap an object to the bottom of a text object whose contents vary in length, and you want that object
to always remain in the same position relative to the last line of text in the text object, be sure you select
Dynamic height in the Basic attributes of the text object. Recall that the Dynamic height option is available
only when Word wrap is on.
You select Dynamic height to have the height of the text object vary with its contents, and snap the signature
to the bottom of the text object. The signature always appears immediately after the last line of text in the
text object.
You select Dynamic height in the text object to have the signature remain in the same position relative to the last line of
text in the text object.
An object or group has nine snapping point sites on its bounding box: one on each corner, one in the middle
of each edge, and one in the center of the object. The bounding box of an object or group is defined by the
Position properties of the object or group, and it appears as a red rectangle in the Page area when you select
an object or group. Note that the snapping point sites of an object or group are not visible in the Page area;
the handles that appear along the bounding box in the Page area when you select an object or group are
resize handles.
The ninesnapping point sites
You can set a snapping point at any of the nine snapping point sites. When you snap two objects/groups
together, PlanetPress Design positions the relevant snapping point of each object/group such that the two
points lie one on top of the other. In the following example, the black dot marks a snapping point.
When using snapping points with objects that may dynamically change width or height, you should only use
Top-Left or Bottom-Left snapping points, as other snapping points may not work properly.
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