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This option is mainly useful in page templates and for repeating objects. It allows an object to behave as
a footer only if it's positioned in the bottom half of a page. If the object is moved to the top half of the
page, it behaves as fixed. This normally makes sense, because footer objects are usually needed only
relatively close to the bottom of the page,
This setting is the default for repeating objects. In other words if you make an object near the bottom of
the page repeating, it will be placed the same distance from the bottom of the page on all pages on which
it appears. But if it's moved to the top half of the page, it will no longer be treated as a footer.
Stretch with page
If you make an object Stretch with page, then when the page is extended the top of the object does
not move. But the bottom of the object moves so that it stays the same distance from the bottom of the
page. Therefore the object is scaled vertically. This option is only normally useful for objects that form the
background of a page. For example many of the web page templates in the Designs Gallery have colored
rectangles on the Page Background layer that form part of the page design. They are usually set to
Stretch with page
so that the page design looks good with any page length.
Push objects
Push objects are mainly useful in page templates, to help maintain the design of a page as text is
extended. Push objects are not allowed to overlap with other push objects and so if one extends or
moves so as to encroach on the space of another, it 'pushes' that other object down the page out of the
way. And if a push object is pushed off the bottom of the page, the page automatically extends to
accommodate it.
To make an object into a push object, right click on it and choose Push... from the Position on page
sub-menu. The Push
dialog appears.
Select the Push checkbox to turn on Push for the selected object(s). Then you can optionally change the
top and bottom margins. By default the top and bottom margins are locked together ? just click the lock
button if you want to set them independently. The top margin value determines how close another Push
object is allowed to get to this one, before this object will move down out of its way. So it stops other
Push objects coming too close. Similarly the bottom margin value specifies how close to another Push
object below it, this object is allowed to be before it starts to push that object out of the way, It also
defines the minimum distance that must be maintained between it and the bottom edge of the page (the
page will extend when required) because often you don't want the object to be right up against the edge
of the page.
The Extend sides field allows you to make the Push object behave as if it was wider than it actually is.
This means it can be made to push objects below it (or be pushed from above) even if there is some
horizontal separation between the objects. So for example a 100 pixel wide rectangle set to push with
Extend sides
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