How to group pictures in "Word" - step by step instructions

Surely we will not be mistaken if we say that users who are wondering how to group pictures in Word use the version of Microsoft Office in their work no less than 2007. Why? Because, starting with this version, the work with the pictures has changed a little: the ability to select several drawings with the help of the Ctrl or Shift keys has disappeared, and therefore the direct possibility of grouping these figures disappeared. However, there is a way out of the situation, and we will consider it (even two). But before we begin to consider the topic of how to group pictures in the Word, we first find out in which cases grouping of objects is generally required.

Reasons for grouping

As a rule, grouping is required in one of two cases:

1. You need to manage one, two or more objects uniformly: to make the same contour, to specify a shadow or frame, to align, move, etc. And in this regard, you want to manage such objects as one.
2. You need to create your own individual shape. Among the set of basic figures, it is absent, but with the combination of several desired it would be quite possible to obtain.

The word processor "Vord" has huge opportunities for grouping objects. Let's pass directly to the question: how to group pictures in the "Word"?

Grouping text and pictures

Consider the step-by-step process of grouping for versions of the "Office" until 2007:

1. On the Insert tab of the Quick Access Toolbar, navigate to the Illustrations group. Click once on the Picture element.
2. In the window that opens, select the drawing.
3. Similarly, insert another picture.
4. If the drawings are large, change their size so that both are placed on the same sheet (this is not an obligatory condition, it's just easier to learn).
5. While holding down the Ctrl key, click first one image at a time, then click another one.
6. The "Working with drawings" tab appears in the quick access panel. Go to it and in the "Arrange" group, click the "Group" item.

Done! Your object has become grouped.

And how to act for those who thought how to group the picture in the "Word" 2007? For them, our next instruction is:

1. On the Insert tab of the Quick Access Toolbar, navigate to the Illustrations group. Once click on the "Shapes" item and select any figure from the suggested ones that suits you best.
2. Paste it on the worksheet.
3. In the quick access panel, the "Work with inscriptions" tab appears, in the "Labeling Styles" group, go to the "Fill the shape" drop-down list and select "Drawing ...".
4. Similarly, insert another shape and set it and the drawing as a background.
5. If you want, in the group "Inscription Styles" in the "Outline of the figure" menu, select "No outline".
6. Press and hold the Ctrl or Shift keys to select both shapes.
7. The "Working with drawings" tab appears in the quick access panel. Go to it, and in the "Arrange" group, click the "Group" item.

Done!

And how to group the text and picture in the Word? Similarly, only when selecting one of the shapes, stop at the "Caption" object or on one of the callouts (they also allow you to add text), and then remove the frame.

How to manage grouped objects

A distinctive feature of the "Vord" is that it allows you to change the properties of one of the grouped objects without performing the ungroup operation. If you move, rotate, align objects, you can only together, then you can apply shadow effects, change the shape, you can work with the outline and with each object grouped separately. To do this, click on one of the grouped objects with two consecutive clicks. Around it will appear gray contours of selection. Change the properties of this shape at your discretion, while others in the group will remain unchanged.

We hope that from our article you learned how to group pictures in the "Word".