+<p>
+ Tracks and busses can be put into <dfn>groups</dfn>. Members of a group
+ can share various settings — useful for managing tracks that are closely
+ related to each other. Examples might include tracks that contain
+ multiple-microphone recordings of a single source (an acoustic guitar,
+ perhaps, or a drum-kit).
+</p>
+<p>
+ You can group tracks and busses in various ways. In the editor window,
+ a track's controls might look like these:</p>
+<img src="/ardour/manual/html/screenshots/track-in-group.png" alt="track headers for a group" />
+<p>
+ The green tab to the left of the track header indicates that this track
+ is in a group called <samp>Fred</samp>. You can drag these tabs to add
+ adjacent tracks to a group.
+</p>
+
+<h2>Create New Groups</h2>
+<p>
+ There are several ways to <dfn>create groups</dfn> for tracks and bussess:
+</p>
+<ul>
+ <li>Context-click on the group tab and use one of the <kbd
+ class="menu">Create...</kbd> options there. You can create a group with
+ no members, or one that starts with the currently selected tracks, or
+ record-enabled tracks, or soloed tracks.</li>
+ <li>Alternatively, click the ‘g’ button on a track header to open the
+ Group menu. The menu lists the available groups. Selecting one of these
+ groups will add the track or bus to that group. The menu also lets you
+ create a new group.</li>
+ <li>Finally, the Groups tab of the
+ <a href="/ardours-interface/introducing-the-editor-window/editor-lists">Editor Lists</a>
+ or the Mixer Window has a <kbd class="menu">plus (+)</kbd> button at the
+ bottom of the list. Click on the plus sign to create a new group.</li>
+</ul>
+
+<h2>Remove Groups</h2>
+<p>
+ Context-click on a <dfn>group tab</dfn> and select <kbd class="menu">>Remove
+ Group</kbd> from the menu. Removing a group does <em>not</em> remove
+ the members of a group.
+</p>
+<p>
+ You can also remove groups by selecting them in the Groups tab of the
+ <a href="/ardours-interface/introducing-the-editor-window/editor-lists">Editor Lists</a>
+ or Mixer Window and then pressing the "-" button at the bottom of the list.
+</p>
+
+<h2>Add/Remove Tracks and Busses From a Group</h2>
+<p>
+ Click the <kbd class="menu">g</kbd> button to display a menu with a list
+ of the available groups. Select one of these groups to add the track or bus
+ to that group. Select <kbd class="menu">No Group</kbd> to remove it.
+</p>
+<p>
+ Alternatively, you can also drag a group tab to add or remove tracks from
+ the group.
+</p>
+
+<h2>Activate/Deactivate Groups via the Group Tab</h2>
+<p>
+ Clicking on a group tab toggles the group between being active and inactive.
+ An inactive group has no effect when editing its members. An active group
+ will share its configured properties across its members. Tabs for disabled
+ groups are coloured grey.</p>
+
+<h2>Modify Group Properties</h2>
+<p>
+ To edit the properties of a group, context-click on its tab and choose
+ <kbd class="menu">Edit Group…</kbd>. This opens the track/bus group dialog,
+ which is also used when creating new groups:
+</p>
+
+<img src="/ardour/manual/html/screenshots/route-group-dialogue.png" alt="the track/bus group dialog" />