Can not Group text and shape/object

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Can not Group text and shape/object

I have previously made frequent use of grouping text and objects or images together. But in Keynote 4.0.2 this is not possible (for me at least). I am able to lock multiple images, but the group, mask and alpha buttons are not active when selecting a combination of the two (text and objects). Images or objects can be grouped together. Is this a bug or what ?

iMac G5, 2Ghz, Mac OS X (10.4.3), 1.5Gb DDR SDRAM

Posted on May 27, 2008 7:56 AM

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Answer 1

Tulse

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May 27, 2008 8:06 AM in response to dimmu

It appears to be a bug, as it works in my installation of 4.0.3. You might run the Software Update to get the latest version of Keynote, and see if the patch fixes this problem.

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Answer 2

May 27, 2008 1:00 PM in response to Tulse

Ditto Tulse's response. I have no problem selecting and grouping text and objects. If necessary, you might try Uninstalling and reinstalling the Keynote application.

Good luck.

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Answer 3

May 31, 2008 8:03 PM in response to dimmu

I have exactly the same problem using Keynote '08 (4.0.3). I can't group anything I've selected, the menus and icons remain dimmed. I'm running Leopard 10.5.3.

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Kyn Drake

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Jun 2, 2008 6:18 AM in response to George Hardy1

Open a NEW presentation (it should default to the Title and Subtitle slide of the theme)
Type some text into the Title
Insert a shape (square)
Select the shape and the Title

You should see that you cannot group anything with either the Title or Subtitle object of a slide. If you want to group text to an object, you have to create a new text object. Would this describe your inability to group (ie. limited to when you have Title/Subtitle selected?)

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Answer 5

Jun 2, 2008 8:28 PM in response to Kyn Drake

Kyn,

Thanks, it worked! So that's the story! What is the reasoning behind this? Or is it a bug? After all, you can move the pre-made titles and shapes about, so why not group them like your own text boxes and graphics?

-George

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dimmu Author

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Jun 7, 2008 3:03 AM in response to dimmu

Hi, I rechecked with 4.0.3 version and the problem is still there. But I think it may be that I used a title text box or a box with odd properties, because I added a new textbox and that will group perfectly. So problem solved, thanks for the suggestions and help!

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