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Object Handling

Moving objects

To slide an object across the page

1. Choose the SELECTORTOOL.
2. Drag the object to the required position. Hold down "Ctrl" to restrict the direction of
movement to one of the constrain angles.

The constrain angles are user definable. Refer to "Customizing Designer Pro (on page
624)"

Hold down "Ctrl + Alt" and you can drag the selected object even if the pointer is not over
it. This is useful when the selected object is hidden behind another object or part of a
group. Release "Ctrl" and "Alt" after you start the move unless you want to constrain the
move.

You can also move objects using the arrow cursor keys. This is described on the next
page.

Object snapping is a very powerful way of accurately aligning lines, points and the edges
of objects to any other object so they exactly touch. It also helps you align to the
horizontal and vertical center lines of the page.
To toggle object snapping, click the SNAP TO OBJECTS button or right click and
choose "SNAP TO" > "SNAP TO OBJECTS". You can also choose "WINDOW" > "SNAP
TO OBJECTS".
Click and drag on the object you want to snap. As you drag, Designer Pro displays a
magnet icon whenever you are near a "point of interest" or potential snapping site
relative to a visible object on the page.

To snap in a path relative to the page center (both horizontally and vertically), move the
object over the lines that appear as you drag on the page. A red dot on the line also
indicates potential "point to path" snapping points, so that you can snap the object to a
point such as the center or center line of the page.

See Snapping (on page 92) for details on snapping to grid and snapping to objects.