# Adding components to an existing group

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/adding-components-to-an-existing-group/23350>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Created:** [March 14, 2019, 6:22pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/adding-components-to-an-existing-group/23350 "2019-03-14T18:22:03Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![chris.greenley](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c0e974/32.png) [@chris.greenley](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/chris.greenley)\
**Post date:** [March 14, 2019, 6:22pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/adding-components-to-an-existing-group/23350/1 "2019-03-14T18:22:03Z")

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Say I have 10 numeric labels and I group 6 of them (select all, right click and create group). Then later I want to add some of the other buttons to that same group, but since I now have bindings and scripting on that group I don’t want to just ungroup and then regroup with the new components. Is there a way to add components to an existing group?

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**Author:** ![Paullys50](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/paullys50/32/3324_2.png) [@Paullys50](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Paullys50)\
**Post date:** [March 14, 2019, 9:53pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/adding-components-to-an-existing-group/23350/2 "2019-03-14T21:53:48Z")

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Click on the group a couple of times, it should highlight the border of a group in a red/pink color. Paste the object into the group.

OR, click the group until it’s highlighted, then drag a new component into it.

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**Author:** ![sbrannen](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/sbrannen/32/3459_2.png) [@sbrannen](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/sbrannen)\
**Post date:** [December 16, 2020, 11:41am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/adding-components-to-an-existing-group/23350/3 "2020-12-16T11:41:14Z")

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Hey Chris… was browsing around and noticed this… a little late on the advice, but maybe it will assist someone else. I find the best way is Ctrl-X the object(s) you want to move, select the target group from the Project Browser and then press Ctrl-I to paste into the group at the same screen position they were previously.

As you were,  
Steve

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**Author:** ![brian\_netz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/cc9497/32.png) [@brian\_netz](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/brian_netz)\
**Post date:** [October 11, 2021, 3:16pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/adding-components-to-an-existing-group/23350/4 "2021-10-11T15:16:46Z")

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It did assist me! I was trying a bunch of things. I was removing the group, then adding everything I wanted into a new group (with same name) and hoping I set all of the bindings right on the new group. Really ugly. I can’t believe that a regular paste doesn’t work and you have to use a “paste immediate”. Thank you for saving a lot of frustration!

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**Author:** ![MICHEAL\_PORTER](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/919ad9/32.png) [@MICHEAL\_PORTER](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/MICHEAL_PORTER)\
**Post date:** [March 1, 2022, 9:14pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/adding-components-to-an-existing-group/23350/5 "2022-03-01T21:14:26Z")

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Just so you know…it definitely helped me 🙂

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**Author:** ![richard.d.white](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b2d939/32.png) [@richard.d.white](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/richard.d.white)\
**Post date:** [March 8, 2024, 7:51pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/adding-components-to-an-existing-group/23350/6 "2024-03-08T19:51:50Z")

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Steve, your CTRL-X, CTRL-I trick is a lifesaver. Without this adding components to group can be so frustrating. Thank you!