Operation Manual

Working with Objects 69
The result is a multiple selection. Click its Group button if you want to
keep the separate objects linked for additional manipulations.
Pasting an object's formatting
Once you have copied an object to the Clipboard, you can use Paste Format
(Edit menu) to apply its formatting attributes to another object. Again from the
Edit menu, Paste Format Plus displays a "master control" Style Attributes
Editor dialog that lets you optionally select or deselect specific attributes to be
included when formatting is pasted. See Saving object styles on p. 216 for more
dialog information.
Snapping
The snapping feature simplifies placement and alignment by "magnetizing"
moved or resized objects to grid dots and ruler guides. Objects can also snap to
other guides on the page such as page margins, rows, columns, and bleeds (see
p. 52), as well as the page edge, and page/margin centres (i.e., the centre of the
page in relation to the page edge or page margins).
In addition, dynamic guides can be used to align and resize objects to existing
object edges and centres by snapping. Guides appear dynamically as you drag
objects.
To turn snapping on/off globally:
• Click Snapping on the Hintline (don't click the drop-down
arrow). The button has an orange colour when snapping is switched
on.
Once snapping is enabled, you can selectively switch on/off snapping options
(i.e., Ruler guides, Grid dots, etc).
To turn individual snapping controls on and off:
• Click the down arrow on the Snapping button (Hintline) and
check/uncheck a snapping option via the drop-down menu.