Groups the objects that are selected in a selection, or it converts a shape into a group.
Version Information Version Added: Visio 2.0
Syntax
expression.Group
expression A variable that represents a Shape object.
Return Value
Shape
Example
The following example shows how to group Shape objects.
Visual Basic for Applications
Public Sub Group_Example()
Dim vsoShape1 As Visio.Shape
Dim vsoShape2 As Visio.Shape
Dim vsoGroupShape As Visio.Shape
Dim vsoSelection As Visio.Selection
'Draw two rectangles.
Set vsoShape1 = ActivePage.DrawRectangle(1, 2, 2, 1)
Set vsoShape2 = ActivePage.DrawRectangle(1, 4, 2, 3)
'Deselect all shapes, and then select the two rectangles.
Set vsoSelection = ActiveWindow.Selection
vsoSelection.Select vsoShape1, visDeselectAll + visSelect
vsoSelection.Select vsoShape2, visSelect
'Group the rectangles into a group shape.
Set vsoGroupShape = vsoSelection.Group