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Object Handling 107
Deleting objects
Right click and choose DELETE or choose DELETE from the EDIT menu, or press
the "Delete" key, or click the
DELETE button on the STANDARD control bar.
In this case the deleted objects are not put onto the clipboard. If you accidentally
delete an object, undo retrieves it.
Duplicating and cloning
Both these options create a copy of the selected object. The original object is
deselected and the duplicate or clone becomes the selected object.
You can also duplicate an object during moving, rotating, scaling, or skewing. During
the drag action (and while still holding the left mouse button down) click the right
mouse button or press "+" on the numeric keypad to drop a copy of the object. The
original object doesn’t move. You can do this as many times as you wish to create a
series of duplicated objects.
So an easy way to create one or more copies of an object that is exactly horizontally
or vertical aligned, is to drag the object, hold "Ctrl" to constrain the movement, and
right click (or press "+" on the numeric keypad) for each copy required.
To quickly create a line of objects, draw one, then drag while holding "Ctrl" and right click for
each copy required.
Duplicating
Choose "Edit -> Duplicate", or press "Ctrl + Alt + D", or select the object in the PAGE &
LAYER GALLERY
(on page 149) and click the DUPLICATE button. The copy is displaced
slightly, usually down and to the right, from the original.
The duplicate distance is user definable, see "Customizing Page & Layout Designer
(on page 348)"