Can't select multiple objects in a chart

[lko]

Supposedly one only need to press the Shift key to select multiple objects in a chart (for grouping), but I tried and tried and tried, even reinstalled OpenOffice a few times --- it does not work. What am I missing?

[Hagar Delest]

Hi and welcome to the forum!

Do you mean several Draw objects put in the chart?
You can't select several series I think.
If it doesn't work, try to reset your OpenOffice user profile.

Please add [Solved] at the beginning of the title in your first post (top of the topic) with the edit button if your issue has been fixed.

[lko]

First, please delete my second post. I thought the first post did not go through as I did not see the post. My apology.

Yes, for instance, I added some text or line objects from the draw tool at the bottom. And I need to group them.

Could you elaborate on "reset OpenOffice user profile"? How to do it and what has it got to do with the problem? Thanks.

[Hagar Delest]

Click the link and follow the instructions. Sometimes there are weird things that go away with a new profile.
Else, can you upload a sample file (see How to attach a document here)?

[acknak]

It doesn't work for me either. In fact, I don't even see options to group or ungroup objects in a chart at all, and a grouped object pasted from OOo Draw reverts to separate objects after pasting into a chart.

My guess is that these operations are just not supported in charts--drawing objects in charts is still quite a new feature; I can imagine that it isn't as robust as in the more mature applications.

[lko]

Thanks. I followed the instruction and reset user profile --- The same, no change.

Here is a simple file with two text boxes in the chart. I cannot select them both. Thanks.

[Hagar Delest]

Hmm, indeed, it doesn't work for me with a dev snapshot of 4.0. I thought I had tried it in the past.

[gerard24]

I can't select your text boxes. If I move the chart, all objects moves as if they are already grouped. (Same if I cut)
But if I draw an object (text box or other) on your chart I can select him and group/ungroup with the chart...

I'm using LibreOffice.

[lko]

I installed LibreOffice, created a sample chart with a couple of text boxes and seem to have the same problem with not being able to select both text boxes, at least not by holding down the shift key.

I don't understand what you meant when you wrote you were able to group the text box you created with the rest of the chart? How? shift key? I tried it but could not group them. Could you give more detail on that part? Thanks.

[gerard24]

Step 1 : I create the chart
Step 2 : I draw 2 text boxes

Then Shift+Click to select the 1st :

Shift+Click to select the 2nd (look at the green squares) :

Shift+Click on the chart and right Click, Group :

That's all...

[lko]

*sigh* It doesn't work for me. Shift+click the text boxes only moves the blue box from around one text to the other.

In OpenOffice Drawing, I can get the grouping if I am click the Controls tab and not in the Layout tab. But there doesn't seem to be any equivalent thing in either Spreadsheet software.