Canva Basics Part 4 ➝ Grouping and Ungrouping Elements in Canva

What is included in a group

• Text boxes, shapes and icons for a header
• Buttons with text and background rectangles
• Logos with taglines and small decorative elements

• Move multiple items at once
• Keep layouts aligned across pages
• Resize elements together
• Save time on edits and new versions

Design benefits

• Cleaner, more consistent layouts from slide to slide
• Headers, footers and logos stay in the exact same spot
• Fewer alignment fixes every time you duplicate a page

Workflow benefits

• Faster edits when clients ask for small changes
• Quicker resizing for carousels, stories and reels covers
• Less clicking, dragging and guessing where things should go

Step by step

1. Select the elements you want to move together. You can drag to select or Shift click each item.
2. Right click and choose Group or click the Group option in the top toolbar.
3. Use Cmd or Ctrl + G if you prefer keyboard shortcuts.

• Group elements that belong to the same idea such as a call to action block or a pricing card.
• Keep background photos outside the group so you can swap them easily later.
• Name your page so you remember what each group controls inside the layout.

Step by step

1. Select the grouped elements on your page.
2. Right click and choose Ungroup.
3. Edit each element individually.
4. When you are done, select them again and group them back so everything stays aligned.

• When you want to change only one line of text inside a button.
• When you need to swap an icon or small illustration.
• When spacing feels too tight or too wide and you want to nudge elements inside the block.

Elements will not group

• Check that every element is selected. If the bounding box is not around everything, try dragging to select again.
• Some elements might be locked. Unlock them in the top toolbar before grouping.
• Make sure you are on the right page of your design when selecting items.

Group behaves in a strange way

• If resizing stretches things in odd directions, try ungrouping, adjusting each piece and grouping again.
• Keep text sizes consistent inside one group so scaling feels natural.
• Use alignment tools after grouping to center your new block on the page.