2018

BOXES, LINES, AND TABLES
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Create a single copy of a selected item using the Duplicate command (Item menu).
You can also press Option/Alt while dragging an item or group to create a duplicate.
The Super Step and Repeat feature is useful for laying out design elements that
contain a number of evenly spaced copies of an item. Create multiple copies of an
item and specify the distance between them using the Super Step and Repeat
command (Item menu).
For another way to make uniquely shaped boxes, see “
ShapeMaker XTensions 
software.”
Spacing and aligning items
You can control the position of multiple selected items relative to one another using
the Item > Space/Align submenu or the Space/Align tab of the Measurements
palette.
You can choose from among eight spacing and six alignment options in the
Measurements palette, and you can specify alignment relative to selected items, the
page, or (for Print layouts with facing pages) the spread. The Item > Space/Align
submenu includes the “Item relative” and “Page relative” modes described below.
The Measurements palette also includes a third mode called “Spread relative.”
The space/align modes are as follows:
Item relative mode positions items relative to the uppermost active item, which•
does not move. The uppermost item is determined by the location of the item’s
top edges. If two or more items have the same top edges, then items are spaced
from the leftmost item.
Page relative mode positions items relative to the page edges (left, right, top, or•
bottom).
Spread relative mode is available for active Print layouts that include facing•
pages. Assume that you have opened a layout with a spread and then selected an
item on a left page and another item on the right page. If you then click the
Spread relative mode icon in the Measurements palette and choose Space
horizontal centers , the selected items position themselves on the far-left and
far-right sides of the spread.
Rotating items
To rotate active items, do one of the following:
Select the Item tool and move the mouse over a corner handle. When the•
Rotation pointer displays, click to establish a rotation point; then drag in a
circular motion to rotate the item. The Arrowhead pointer and the item’s
position will display as you drag. If you press the Shift key when rotating,
movements are constrained to 45-degree angles.
Enter a value in the field on the Measurements palette (Home and•
Space/Align tabs) and press Return/Enter.
Use keyboard increments to automatically increase/decrease the value in this
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field. See “Palettes“ for more information.