Operation Manual

144 Editing Objects on the Page

To paste an object from the Clipboard:

• Right-click on the page and choose Paste from the submenu.

Press Ctrl+V, or choose Paste from the Edit menu, or click the

Paste button on the Standard toolbar.

The standard Paste command inserts the object at the insertion point or (for a

separate object) at the centre of the page. To insert a separate object at the

same page location as the copied item, use the Paste in Place command

(Ctrl+Alt+V).

To choose between alternative Clipboard formats:

• Choose Paste Special... from the Edit menu.

To duplicate an object:

1. Select the object, then press the Ctrl key.

2. Drag the outline to a new location on the page. You can release the Ctrl

key once you've started the drag.

3. To constrain the position of the copy (to same horizontal or vertical),

press and hold down the Shift key while dragging. A duplicate of the

object appears at the new location.

Replicating objects

Duplicating an object means making just one copy at a time. The Replicate

command lets you create multiple copies in a single step, with precise control

over how the copies are arranged, either as a linear series or a grid. You can

include one or more transformations to produce an interesting array of

rotated and/or resized objects. It's great for repeating backgrounds, or for

perfectly-aligned montages of an image or object.