# How to select several stacks at once **URL:** \ **Category:** RapidWeaver Classic\ **Created:** [October 14, 2015, 2:10pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/how-to-select-several-stacks-at-once/3264 "2015-10-14T14:10:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![jnorris235](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/jnorris235/32/1177_2.png) [@jnorris235](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/jnorris235)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2015, 2:10pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/how-to-select-several-stacks-at-once/3264/1 "2015-10-14T14:10:54Z")
Beginner question - how do you select several stacks at once on a page in order then to make them into a partial group? Tried every combination of keys (except the one you’re going to tell me about…) ---
**Author:** ![Mathew](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/mathew/32/2771_2.png) [@Mathew](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/Mathew)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2015, 2:35pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/how-to-select-several-stacks-at-once/3264/2 "2015-10-14T14:35:03Z")
You could use a 1 column stack, then put all the various stacks inside of it. ---
**Author:** ![jnorris235](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/jnorris235/32/1177_2.png) [@jnorris235](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/jnorris235)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2015, 2:45pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/how-to-select-several-stacks-at-once/3264/3 "2015-10-14T14:45:56Z")
That’s what I did in the end - but in their manual it just says “To create a partial, select the group of Stacks you want to use and click the Partial button at the top of the Edit view.” as if it could just be done with Command click or Shift click! Thought I was missing something obvious (again). Thanks. ---
**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:** [October 14, 2015, 2:48pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/how-to-select-several-stacks-at-once/3264/4 "2015-10-14T14:48:34Z")
> [@jnorris235](#): > > That’s what I did in the end - but in their manual it just says “To create a partial, select the group of Stacks you want to use and click the Partial button at the top of the Edit view.” as if it could just be done with Command click or Shift click! Stacks is hierarchical – you can put one stack inside another. So a “group” is just a stack that contains a few more stacks. ---
**Author:** ![PaulRussam](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/paulrussam/32/198_2.png) [@PaulRussam](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/PaulRussam)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2015, 5:12pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/how-to-select-several-stacks-at-once/3264/5 "2015-10-15T17:12:41Z")
If you want to ‘group’ some stacks together then a good method is to use [Joe Workman’s CSSBox](http://joeworkman.net/rapidweaver/stacks/css-box/) stack, it has no overhead or visual effect so it’s very useful as a means of grouping a bunch of stacks tother for copy/pasting etc. And…its Free!! ---
**Author:** ![jnorris235](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/jnorris235/32/1177_2.png) [@jnorris235](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/jnorris235)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2015, 4:17pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/how-to-select-several-stacks-at-once/3264/6 "2015-10-17T16:17:05Z")
That’s a useful tool too, thanks. ---
**Author:** ![dan](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/dan/32/28516_2.png) [@dan](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/dan)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2026, 9:20pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/how-to-select-several-stacks-at-once/3264/7 "2026-08-12T21:20:22Z")