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BOXES, LINES, AND TABLES
Manipulating items
Items can be cut and then pasted in new locations, locked so they cannot move,
duplicated once or many times, stacked to create unusual visual effects, and
manipulated in other ways.
Selecting items
To manipulate items, you must first select them. Once selected, most kinds of items
display outlines and handles for reshaping.
To select an item, first select the Item tool , the Text Content tool , or the
Picture Content tool and move the Arrow pointer over an item. Click once to
select a single item or Shift+click individual items to select more than one item at a
time. You can also select multiple items by selecting the Item tool and drawing
around an area that contains the items.
If you double-click an empty picture box with the Picture Content tool selected,
the Import dialog box displays. If the picture box contains a picture, the Picture
Content tool is selected and the Edit Original dialog box displays .
To deselect an active item, click outside it. When the Item tool is selected, you
can press Tab to deselect any active items.
Moving items
You can move items by:
Entering values in the X and Y fields on the Home tab in the Measurements •
palette.
Use keyboard increments to automatically increase/decrease the value in this
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field. See “Palettes“ for more information.
Manually moving items using the Item tool . If you hold down the mouse •
before moving a box or text path, you can see the contents as you move the
item. You can also “nudge” items by selecting the Item tool and pressing an
arrow key on your keyboard.
The box’s item handles demarcate the bounding box. The best way to view the
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bounding box clearly is to use the Item tool to select item handles on a Bézier box.
Cutting, copying, and pasting items
When the Item tool is selected, the Cut, Copy, and Paste commands (Edit
menu) are available for active boxes, lines, and text paths. Choose Edit > Paste
(Command+V/Ctrl+V) to place a copy of the items contained on the Clipboard in
the center of the project window.
When the Item tool is selected, you can remove items with the Delete
command. Deleted items are not copied to the Clipboard.
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