# Deleting a stack while keeping the enclosed elements?

**URL:** <https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/deleting-a-stack-while-keeping-the-enclosed-elements/11508>\
**Category:** RapidWeaver Classic\
**Created:** [December 9, 2016, 8:54pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/deleting-a-stack-while-keeping-the-enclosed-elements/11508 "2016-12-09T20:54:22Z")\
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**Author:** ![adman17](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@adman17](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/adman17)\
**Post date:** [December 9, 2016, 8:54pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/deleting-a-stack-while-keeping-the-enclosed-elements/11508/1 "2016-12-09T20:54:22Z")

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Another probably obvious one here (sorry) but is there a way to delete a stack or I guess a better term would be “replace” a stack while keeping the stacks that were nested inside it. So for example if I’ve built a page with a bunch of elements inside a regular one column stack and then decide I want to use a one column foundation stack instead. The only way I’ve found is to drag elements one at a time into the new stack and then delete the unwanted one that was previously enclosing everything. But this feels like I’m missing something slicker?

In general is there a way to selectively delete an enclosing stack without touching what had been inside?

Thanks much.

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**Author:** ![isaiah](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/isaiah/32/93_2.png) [@isaiah](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/isaiah)\
**Post date:** [December 9, 2016, 10:22pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/deleting-a-stack-while-keeping-the-enclosed-elements/11508/2 "2016-12-09T22:22:39Z")

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I’m afraid there is no way to do this. Sorry.

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**Author:** ![LSPhoto](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/lsphoto/32/270_2.png) [@LSPhoto](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/LSPhoto)\
**Post date:** [December 10, 2016, 12:56am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/deleting-a-stack-while-keeping-the-enclosed-elements/11508/3 "2016-12-10T00:56:22Z")

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Well, you could put them all into a 1 column stack so they can move together. I usually end up doing the same thing you do though and don’t like to add extra stacks if not needed.

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**Author:** ![adman17](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@adman17](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/adman17)\
**Post date:** [December 10, 2016, 1:14am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/deleting-a-stack-while-keeping-the-enclosed-elements/11508/4 "2016-12-10T01:14:43Z")

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Thanks all. Was hoping there was a nifty keyboard shortcut (command-option delete) that just deleted the one outer stack and left anything inside it alone. Maybe in the future!