# Grouping Objects
Several objects can be combined into a group. Groups can be easily manipulated together as a single object. Grouping objects can be useful when you are looking to transform several objects without affecting their attributes or relative positions.
Use the _**Group**_ commands from the _**Alignment pane**_ of the Properties panel to group or ungroup multiple objects. Using one of the two commands you can:
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**Group** - Combines selected objects/groups into a group.
Alternatively, you can choose **Arrange > Group** [**⌘** - **G**] from the menu bar or you can simply right click on the canvas and go to **Group**.
**Ungroup** - Removes the group and keeps the separate objects.
Alternatively, you can choose **Arrange > Ungroup** [**⇧** - **⌘** - **G**] from the menu bar or you can simply right click on the canvas and go to **Ungroup**.
Getting used with the keyboard shortcuts will make things a lot easier and faster.
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Newly made groups will show up as _'Group'_ in the _**Layers panel**_. Grouping objects from separate layers will create the group in the layer of the topmost selected object.
Groups can also be grouped with other objects or groups.
To select a single object from a group, choose the _**Move tool**_ or the _**Path Selection tool**_ and double click on it.
