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Object Handling 117
Snap indicators are shown whenever a snap occurs. That is whenever a point of
interest on the object you are dragging comes in range of a point of interest in the
document (which could be on another object or be part of the page). Page & Layout
Designer snaps to the point of interest and the mouse pointer changes to show a
magnet symbol so you know a snap has happened. Also further indications are shown
dynamically on screen to help you see what snap has occurred.
• A red dot indicates that a specific point has snapped
• A blue line indicates a snap to some feature of another object (e.g. to the edge of
a rectangle).
• An orange line indicates a snap to a page feature (corners, edges, center)
The snap indicator lines pulse to show that they are temporary "live" indicators and to
help them be seen over different background colors.
The snapping distance is controlled by the
MOUSE tab of the OPTIONS dialog box
("
UTILITIES" > "OPTIONS" or right click a page and choose PAGE OPTIONS).
You can specify two snap distances in the "Magetic snap radii" section, which control
how close things need to be before they will snap together. The size of a circle around
points (point) and the distance either side of lines (lines). It's usually best to make the