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96      Object Handling

                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 111) for details on snapping to grid and snapping to objects.

                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.


                Web Designer Premium 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
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