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6-14 FileMaker Pro User’s Guide
1 Use the Duplicate command to create a series of equally spaced
identical objects. After choosing Edit menu > Duplicate, immediately
drag the new object to the position you want (without deselecting it).
Choose Duplicate again: the new copy appears in the same position
relative to the first copy as the first copy is to the original object.
1 For information about selecting, editing, and working with text,
see “About working with text” on page 2-13.
Moving objects on a layout
To move objects, in Layout mode, click the selection tool in the tool
panel, select one or more objects, and drag them to the new position.
When you move fields or text, text baselines extend horizontally
from the object to help you align it with other objects.
Keep these points in mind:
1 For more information about selecting one or more objects, see
“Selecting objects” on page 6-12.
1 To more easily move multiple objects, group them first. (See
“Grouping and ungrouping objects” on page 7-17.)
1 To move a portal and the related fields and objects within it, select
the portal by clicking its border and the objects within it.
1 Fields and portals behave differently depending on whether they’re
in the body part, a subsummary part, or a header or footer part. See
“About layout types” on page 6-3.
1 When you’re moving objects, remember that you can group, layer,
and align objects to help you achieve the results you want. You can
also rotate objects. See “Arranging objects” on page 7-17.
Changing an object’s shape and size
Once you’ve drawn a line or a shape on a layout, you can reshape or
resize it. You can also reshape or resize fields, portals, graphics,
movies, and text blocks.
1. In Layout mode, click the selection tool in the tool panel, and then
select one or more objects.
See “Selecting objects” on page 6-12.
2. Drag one of the selection handles to change the object’s shape and size.
To Do this
Move the selection one pixel Press Right Arrow, Left Arrow, Up Arrow,
or Down Arrow.
Limit movement to either a
horizontal or vertical direction
Press Shift as you drag the selection.
Precisely move the selection Use the graphic rulers, T-squares, object
grids, and Size palette (see “Using tools to
precisely position objects” on page 7-19).
Override the Object Grids when
moving a selection
Press Alt (Windows) or 2 (Mac OS) as you
drag the selection.
Position the selection beyond the
boundaries of the document
window
Drag the object to the edge of the document
window. FileMaker Pro scrolls in that
direction.
To Do this
1 Change only the height or width of a two-
dimensional object (for example, fields,
rectangles, ovals, fields, or imported graphics)
1 Constrain a line to horizontal or vertical
Press Shift as you drag a
handle.
1 Force the height and width of a two-
dimensional object to be equal (for example, a
rectangle becomes a square, or an oval
becomes a circle)
1 Constrain the direction you drag to 45-
degree increments when you resize a line
Press Ctrl (Windows) or
Option (Mac OS) as you drag a
handle.
Precisely resize the selection Use the graphic rulers,
T-squares, object grids, and
Size palette (see “Using tools
to precisely position objects”
on page 7-19).
Override the object grids when dragging a
handle
Press Alt (Windows) or
2 (Mac OS) as you drag a
handle.