Adding a Group Container

## Adding a Group

Elements can be grouped together in a View using a Group container type. Note that this is not the same as an ArchiMate Grouping Element, and that it has no semantic meaning other than being a visual collection of elements.

A Group can be added from the View's Palette:

The Group Palette Entry

The following example shows elements grouped together using the Group element to indicate the various layers in the model:

Example of Groups

A Group's name, font and fill colour can be edited in the Properties Window.

Double-clicking a Group opens the Properties Window, clicking on the Group's text field allows you to directly edit the Group's text.