: Move object to existing group without actually moving it in the drawing After creating an object in the root, I try to move it into an existing group just for better organization and I don't

@Dunderdale640

There are several ways to add an object to a group without moving it.

Starting with an initial state:



Method 1: Object Manager

The fastest way, in Inkscape >= 0.91.2, is to use the Object Manager, in Object menu:



You can see the structure of the drawing, show or hide the objects and - in your case - drag them into an existing group:



Once dropped, the object is added to the group:



Method 2: XML editor

You can otherwise use the XML Editor, which can be useful:



Method 3: manual selection

You can also select your group, ungroup it using Shift+Ctrl+G, adding the new object to the selection while holding Shift key, grouping with Ctrl+G.

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