# Appearance

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To enter the Appearance keyword in the command line, use one of the options:

- Press MA + X4 + X4
- Type **Appearance**
- Type the shortcut **Ap**

## Description

The Appearance keyword is used to assign an appearance to an object.   

For more information see [Appearance](/grandma3/2-4/appear/). 

## Syntax

**Assign Appearance \["Appearance\_Name" or Appearance\_Number] At \[Object] \["Object\_Name" or Object\_Number]**

## Examples

- To assign appearance 3 to group 1, type:

|                                                                    |                                                    |
| ------------------------------------------------------------------ | -------------------------------------------------- |
| ![](/img/grandma3/2-4/icon_commandline-input_logo_v2-0-a59235.png) | User name\[Fixture]>Assign Appearance 3 At Group 1 |

 [![](/img/grandma3/2-4/robot-icon_white-1ac0d2.png)       Paste to Command Line](#ma_cmd?Assign%20Appearance%203%20At%20Group%201) 

- To assign appearance "Sunset" to group 2, type:

|                                                                    |                                                           |
| ------------------------------------------------------------------ | --------------------------------------------------------- |
| ![](/img/grandma3/2-4/icon_commandline-input_logo_v2-0-a59235.png) | User name\[Fixture]>Assign Appearance "Sunset" At Group 2 |