| The simplest way to position an object on a page is to drag it to a new position, but you can also move objects by using menu and keyboard commands, or by typing specific numerical locations into a dialog box, as you'll learn later in this chapter. To move an object by dragging: 1. | Choose the Selection tool in the Toolbox. | 2. | Click the object you want to move. A bounding box with eight handles appears around the object. This indicates the object is selected. | 3. | Position the Selection tool on the edges of the bounding box (but not on the handles of the bounding box). Tip If an object has a fill color, gradient, or image inside it, you can drag with the Selection tool directly inside the object. Otherwise, you must drag by the stroke or bounding box. | 4. | Drag to move the object. If you drag quickly, you will see only a bounding box preview of the object being moved .
Quickly drag to see the bounding box of the object being moved. or Press and pause for a moment before you drag the object. The pause lets you see a preview of the actual object as you move it .
Pause before you drag to see a preview of the object being moved. |
You can also move an object more precisely. One way to do this is with the Move command in the Transform menu. To use the Move command: 1. | Select the object or objects. | 2. | Choose Object > Transform > Move. This opens the Move dialog box .
The Move dialog box gives you numerical controls for moving objects. Tip This command is also available in a contextual menu (see page 26). Tip Click the Preview checkbox to see the results of your actions as you enter numbers in the dialog box. | 3. | Use the Horizontal and Vertical fields to move the object along those axes. | 4. | Use the Distance field to move the object an absolute distance. | 5. | Use the Angle field to set the angle along which the object moves. | 6. | Check Move Content to also move any placed graphics. | 7. | Click OK to move the original object. or Click Copy to create a duplicate of the object in the new position. |
To copy an object as you drag: 1. | Hold the Opt/Alt key before you start the move. | 2. | Move the object as described on the opposite page. A double-headed arrow indicates that a copy is being created .
The double-headed arrow indicates that a copy is being created of the moved object. | 3. | Release the mouse button. The copy will appear in the new position. |
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