smesh/doc/salome/gui/SMESH/input/editing_groups.rst
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.. _editing_groups_page:
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Editing groups
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*To edit an existing group of elements:*
.. |img| image:: ../images/image74.gif
#. Select your group in the Object Browser and in the **Mesh** menu click the **Edit Group** item or *"Edit Group"* button |img| in the toolbar.
The following dialog box will appear (if the selected group is **standalone**, else this dialog looks different):
.. image:: ../images/editgroup.png
:align: center
In this dialog box you can modify the name and the color of your group despite of its type. You can add or remove the elements composing a **standalone group**. You can change criteria of the filter of a **group on filter**. For more information see :ref:`creating_groups_page` page.
#. Click the **Apply** or **Apply and Close** button to confirm modification of the group.
.. _convert_to_standalone:
Convert to stanalone group
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*To convert an existing group on geometry or a group on filer into a standalone group and modify its contents:*
.. |edit| image:: ../images/image74.gif
#. Select your group on geometry or on filter in the Object Browser and in the **Mesh** menu click the **Edit Group as Standalone** item |edit|.
The selected group will be converted into a standalone group and its contents can be modified.
#. Click the **Apply** or **Apply and Close** button to confirm modification of the group.
**See also:** A sample TUI Script of an :ref:`tui_edit_group` operation.