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76 Object Handling

Drop copy
During a move (and while still holding the left mouse button down) click the right mouse
button or press + on the numeric keypad to drop a copy of the object. The original object
doesn’t move. You can do this as many times as you wish to create a series of
duplicated objects.

You can also hold down the right mouse button and drag a copy of the object. Left click
to leave a copy at the current mouse position.
Fills

Usually, moving an object also moves the fill with it:
Normal move left to right with a linear filled object.
This also applies to rotating, skewing, scaling and
stretching objects.

Designer Pro can also move the object but not the fill origin.

To do this click the "−" key on the numeric keypad during
the move.
The same move, but pressing "−" (minus) during the drag.

Nudging objects
Usually you can move an object a small amount by using the arrow keys to nudge the
object (these keys sometimes have other uses, especially in the TEXTTOOL).

Nudging is not affected by either magnetic or grid snapping (snapping is described later).

Nudge modifiers
To modify the nudge distance, use these key combinations while using the arrow keys:
• Ctrl nudge 5 times the normal distance
• Shift nudge 10 times the normal distance
• Ctrl + Shift nudge by l/5th the normal distance
• Alt nudge by 1 pixel
• Alt + Shift nudge by 10 pixels

You can change the normal nudge distance under the GENERAL tab in "UTILITIES" >
"OPTIONS". Refer to "Customizing Designer Pro (on page 629)".

Nudge works in most tools.