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Moving objects
To slide an object across the page
1.
Choose the Selector Tool.
2.
Drag the object to the required position. Hold down "Ctrl" to restrict the direction of movement
to one of the constrain angles.
The constrain angles are user definable. Refer to "Customizing Web Designer Premium
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Hold down "Ctrl + Alt" and you can drag the selected object even if the pointer is not over it. This is
useful when the selected object is hidden behind another object or part of a group. Release "Ctrl" and
"Alt" after you start the move unless you want to constrain the move.
You can also move objects using the arrow cursor keys. This is described on the next page.
Magnetic object snapping is also enabled by default in web documents. Object snapping is a very
powerful way of accurately aligning lines, points and the edges of objects to any other object so they
exactly touch. It also helps you align to the horizontal and vertical center lines of the page.
To toggle object snapping, click the Snap to objects button or right
click and choose "Snap to" > "Snap to Objects". You can also
choose "Window" > "Snap to objects"
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Click and drag on the object you want to snap. As you drag, Web Designer Premium displays a magnet
icon whenever you are near a "point of interest" or potential snapping site relative to a visible object on
the page.
To snap in a path relative to the page center (both horizontally and vertically), move the object over the
lines that appear as you drag on the page. A red dot on the line also indicates potential "point to path"
snapping points, so that you can snap the object to a point such as the center or center line of the page.
See Snapping
for details on snapping to grid and snapping to objects.
Drop copy
During a move (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.
You can also hold down the right mouse button and drag a copy of the object. Left click to leave a copy
at the current mouse position.
Fills
Usually, moving an object also moves the fill with it:
Normal move left to right with a linear filled
object.
This also applies to rotating, skewing, scaling and
stretching objects.
Web Designer Premium can also move the object but not the fill origin.
To do this click the "-" key on the numeric keypad
during the move.
The same move, but pressing "-" (minus) during the
drag.
Nudging objects
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