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070 Moving an object: Ten ways!

070 Moving an object: Ten ways! - InDesign Tutorial

From the course: InDesign Secrets

070 Moving an object: Ten ways!

One reason that I'm so efficient in InDesign is that I know how to do the same thing several different ways. That sounds boring, but it turns out to be really helpful because I can pick the most efficient way to do something in any situation I find myself in. Take moving an object, everyone knows you can select an object and just drag it around your page. But did you know there are at least nine more ways of moving an object precisely on your page? Let me show you. First, if you want really precise movement, you can use the arrow keys on your keyboard. Every time you hit the Arrow key, it's going to move 1 point. I'm pressing the Up Arrow on my keyboard and it moves it up 1 point at a time, left, right, down, and so on. If you need to move it in larger increments, try holding down the Shift key, Shift+Arrow key moves 10 times that increment or 10 points. If you need really tiny fine increments, then use Command+Option or Ctrl+Alt on Windows. Now, it's moving in 10-point increments…

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