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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
Usually you can move an object a small amount by using the arrowï€ keys to nudge the object (these
keys sometimes have other uses, especially in the Text Tool
).
Nudging is not affected by either magnetic or grid snapping (snapping is described later).
Nudge modifiers
To modify the nudge distance, use these key combinations while using the arrow keys:

Ctrl nudge 5 times the normal distance

Shift nudge 10 times the normal distance

Ctrl + Shift nudge by l/5th the normal distance

Alt nudge by 1 pixel

Alt + Shift nudge by 10 pixels
You can change the normal nudge distance under the General tab in "Utilities" > "Options". Refer to "
Customizing Web Designer Premium
".
Nudge works in most tools.
Cut, copy and paste
These let you move or copy an object in the same document or between different documents. The
procedure is:
1.
Select the object.
2.
To remove the object, choose "Edit" > "Cut" (or "Ctrl + X"). To copy the object but not
remove it, choose "Edit" > "Copy" (or "Ctrl + C"). Either option puts the object (or a copy of it)
onto the clipboard.
3.
Choose "Edit" > "Paste", "Ctrl + V", or "Insert". This pastes the clipboard contents into the
document.
Note that if the objects you copy are all on the same layer, then you can paste those objects to any
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