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Grouping, locking & rotating

Three small powers with big layout payoff: bind elements together, freeze what’s final, and tilt what needs energy.

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Grouping

Select several elements and click Group in the floating bar. From then on they move, scale and delete as one unit; clicking any member selects the whole group.

  • Edit inside a group: double-click a member to select it alone (and open its editor where applicable).
  • Ungroup: select the group, click Ungroup.

Locking

Select an element and click the lock icon: its position and size are now fixed — it can’t be moved, resized or rotated until unlocked (a small lock badge marks it). Perfect for headings, background frames, or a finished section your future self shouldn’t nudge at 1 a.m. Click the lock again to release.

Rotating

Select a single image, shape, text or drawing and use the rotation handle — or hold Cmd/Ctrl and drag the element. Rotation snaps softly at 0°, 90°, 180° and 270° so straight stays straight. (Cards like notes, folders and to-dos deliberately stay upright.)

Front and back

Overlapping elements stack. Right-click → Bring to front or Send to back controls the order — the usual trick for a shape used as a background behind a cluster of notes (send it to back, then lock it).

Poster moves

A slightly rotated image (2–3°) over a locked no-fill frame reads instantly as “pinned photo”. Cheap trick, great effect.

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