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point value larger than the line value, so that it's easier to snap to the end points of
lines.
Customizing Page & Layout Designer (on page 345) has full details of the Options
dialog.
Snapping modes
You can change the behavior of snap to objects while dragging by tapping a key to
toggle different modes on and off. These mode changes are effective only for the
duration of the current drag.
S Toggle ‘snap to objects’ on and off. This temporarily overrides the Windows-
>Snap to objects setting.
G Group snapping. By default, to minimise the complexity and numbers of
snapping lines shown, objects inside groups are ignored and only the bounds
and centre of the whole group are considered for snapping. Pressing G turns
on group snapping so that objects inside groups also contribute to snapping
just as if they were not grouped.
A Angled snapping. See Angled snapping below.
Snapping to original position
When ‘snap to objects’ is on and you drag an object to move it, the bounding box of
the original position of the object is indicated by a red dashed rectangle. This also
contributes to snapping making it easy for you to (for example) move an object in one
dimension only. However note that you can also constrain the angle of any drag by
holding down "Ctrl" while you drag.
Angled snapping
MAGIX Page & Layout Designer 2013 is not restricted to axis-aligned snapping. With
Angled snapping turned on, the snapping system can snap parallel lines, whatever
their alignment, and find the intersections between crossing line constraints. So for
example you can snap the edge of a shape that runs at 30º with the edge of another
running at the same angle.
Angled snapping is not on by default, because in most cases it’s not useful. To
activate it while dragging, simply press the ‘A’ (for Angle) key. Press again to turn off.
Snapping notes
Note: Only the objects that are fully or partly visible in the current view are
considered for snapping. You cannot snap to objects outside the view (except the
page).
Note: Snapping distances are measured in screen pixels so if you have several
snapping positions close together it’s best to zoom in to make sure you snap to the
one you want.