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Selection.AddToGroup Method

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Visio Automation Reference

Adds the selected shapes to the selected group.

Version Information
 Version Added:  Visio 2.0

Syntax

expression.AddToGroup

expression   A variable that represents a Selection object.

Return Value
Nothing

Remarks

The current selection must contain both the shapes to add and the group to which you want to add them. The group must be the primary selection or the only group in the selection.

Example

The following macro shows how to use the AddToGroup method to add selected shapes to a selected group.

Before running this macro, open the Basic Shapes stencil or a document based on the Basic Diagram template.

Visual Basic for Applications 
  
Public Sub AddToGroup_Example()  
      
    Application.ActiveWindow.Page.Drop Application.Documents.Item("BASIC_U.VSS").Masters.ItemU("Square"), 3, 8

Application.ActiveWindow.Page.Drop Application.Documents.Item("BASIC_U.VSS").Masters.ItemU("Pentagon"), 4, 8

Application.ActiveWindow.SelectAll

ActiveWindow.DeselectAll
ActiveWindow.Select Application.ActiveWindow.Page.Shapes.ItemU("Pentagon"), visSelect
ActiveWindow.Select Application.ActiveWindow.Page.Shapes.ItemU("Square"), visSelect
ActiveWindow.Selection.Group

Application.ActiveWindow.Page.Drop Application.Documents.Item("BASIC_U.VSS").Masters.ItemU("Ellipse"), 5, 6

ActiveWindow.DeselectAll
ActiveWindow.Select Application.ActiveWindow.Page.Shapes.ItemU("Ellipse"), visSelect
ActiveWindow.Select Application.ActiveWindow.Page.Shapes.ItemU("Sheet.3"), visSelect
ActiveWindow.Selection.AddToGroup



End Sub

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