Random grouping of objects, text etc after "Undo"(command "z")

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January 21, 2023
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This issue has been annoying me for a while now and stretches back several months, if not longer.

Once in a while, when I use Command"z" to go a few steps back, I end up with objects and text being grouped that were never grouped in the first place. Most of the time, the issue somehow resolves itself after I randomly select some other objects outside of this newly formed "group". Still, it`s a big time waste.

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Monika Gause

Community Expert

Are they really grouped? You can check that in the Layers panel.

Or do they just get selected together? There is an issue with objects getting selected randomly.

This is one thread about it: https://community.adobe.com/t5/illustrator-discussions/illustrator-randomly-selects-unrelated-objects/td-p/4853659 There are more.

RockersAuthor

Participating Frequently

That`s a valid point you're making there, Monika. I haven`t checked in the layers panel if those objects are really grouped or just selected together. I guess they are selected together, but nevertheless, it takes a while for them to deselect again.

RockersAuthor

Participating Frequently

You can use the appearance palette to check if your selection is grouped.

As the items appear to not be grouped but selected, would using Shift command A to deselect all, or clicking where no objects exist help?

It`s a grouping issue. It messed up my artwork just now. But now I cannot ungroup the objects any longer. I can try to ungroup as much as I like, but nothing is happening. It`s a mess.

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