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                <br clear="both" /><div id="minitoc"><div class="t"><div class="b"><div class="l"><div class="r"><div class="bl"><div class="br"><div class="tl"><div class="tr"><div><h3>Contents [<a href="#" onclick="return toggleMiniToc('minitoc-links', this);" class="hideLink">Hide</a>]</h3><ul id="minitoc-links"><li><p><a href="#WSB13F814A-B109-4230-A740-A3F56E9C7319a"><h4 class="topictitle4">Move objects</h4>
</a></p></li><li><p><a href="#WSa285fff53dea4f8617383751001ea8cb3f-6ef7a"><h4 class="topictitle4">Move objects by a precise amount</h4>
</a></p></li><li><p><a href="#WSF9461DDC-2FEE-4e7c-A14B-C412F906417Ba"><h4 class="topictitle4">Move objects to a precise location</h4>
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</a></p></li></ul></div></div><br clear="both" /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br clear="both" /><div><div class="section"><p>You
can move objects by cutting them from one spot and pasting them
into another, by entering new horizontal and vertical coordinates,
or by dragging them. Dragging also allows you to move a copy of
an object or to copy objects between software applications.</p>
<p>The
Smart Guides feature makes it easy to move objects to precise locations
in your layout. As you drag or create an object, temporary guides
appear, indicating that the object you’re moving is aligned with
an edge or center of the page or with another page item.</p>
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<div id="WSB13F814A-B109-4230-A740-A3F56E9C7319a" class="nochunk"><a name="WSB13F814A-B109-4230-A740-A3F56E9C7319a"></a><h3 class="topictitle3">Move objects</h3><div><div class="section"><p>Use the Selection tool to move both the frame
and its content; use the Direct Selection tool to move either the
frame or its content.</p>
<div class="note"><span class="notetitle">Note:  </span>For best results, use the Selection
tool to move multiple objects. If you use the Direct Selection tool
to select multiple objects or paths, dragging moves only the selected
graphic, path, or anchor points. </div>
</div>
<ol><li><span>Select an object to move. To move both the frame
and its content, use the Selection tool to select the frame. To
move the content without moving its frame, direct-select the object.
To move a frame without moving the content, direct-select the frame,
and select all the anchor points.</span></li>
<li><span>Do one of the following:</span><ul><li><p>To paste the object (or a copy of it) in
a new location, choose Edit&#160;&gt; Cut or Edit&#160;&gt;
Copy. Target the destination spread, and choose Edit&#160;&gt;
Paste. The objects appear in the center of the target spread.</p>
</li>
<li><p>To
paste a copy at the same position as the original, choose Edit&#160;&gt;
Copy. Then, choose Edit&#160;&gt; Paste In Place. (To offset
the copy from the original, nudge it using the arrow keys.)</p>
<div class="tip"><img src="images/tip_help.png" />If you want an object to appear in the same position
on many pages, consider creating a master page and paste the object
on&#160;it.</div></li>
<li><p>To move an object to a specific numeric location,
type a value for each of the X (horizontal) or Y (vertical) position
options in the Transform or Control panel. Then press Enter (Windows)
or Return (Mac&#160;OS).</p>
</li>
<li><p>To nudge an object slightly in one direction, press
or hold an arrow key; to nudge an object ten times as far, hold
down Shift as you press an arrow key.</p>
</li>
<li><p>To move an object by dragging, drag the object to
a new position. Shift-drag to constrain the movement of the object
horizontally, vertically, or diagonally (in multiples of 45°).</p>
</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ol>
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<div id="WSa285fff53dea4f8617383751001ea8cb3f-6ef7a" class="nochunk"><a name="WSa285fff53dea4f8617383751001ea8cb3f-6ef7a"></a><h3 class="topictitle3">Move objects by a precise amount</h3><div><div class="section"><p>You can use the Move command to move an object
by a specific amount. This command also lets you move a copy of
the selected object, leaving the original in place.</p>
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<ol><li><span>Select an object to move. To move both the frame
and its content, use the Selection tool to select the frame. To
move the content without moving its frame, direct-select the object.
To move a frame without moving the content, direct-select the frame,
and select all the anchor points.</span></li>
<li><span>Choose Object&#160;&gt; Transform&#160;&gt; Move,
or double-click the icon for the Selection or Direct Selection tool
in the toolbox.</span></li>
<li><span>In the Move dialog box, do one of the following:</span><ul><li><p>Enter the horizontal and vertical distances
that you want the object to move. Positive values move the object
down and to the right of the <i>x</i> axis; negative values move
the object up and to the left. </p>
</li>
<li><p>To move an object a precise distance and angle,
enter the distance and angle for the move. The angle you enter is
calculated in degrees from the <i>x</i> axis. Positive angles specify
a counterclockwise move; negative angles specify a clockwise move.
You can also enter values between 180° and 360°; these values are
converted to their corresponding negative values (for example, a value
of 270° is converted to –90°).</p>
</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><span>Do any of the following:</span><ul><li><p>To preview the effect before you apply
it, select Preview.</p>
</li>
<li><p>To move the object, click&#160;OK.</p>
</li>
<li><p>To move a copy of the object, click Copy. </p>
</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ol>
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<div id="WSF9461DDC-2FEE-4e7c-A14B-C412F906417Ba" class="nochunk"><a name="WSF9461DDC-2FEE-4e7c-A14B-C412F906417Ba"></a><h3 class="topictitle3">Move objects to a precise location</h3><div><ol><li class="stepexpand"><span>Select an object to move.</span></li>
<li class="stepexpand"><span>If you want to use a different reference point for the
move, click where you want the reference point to appear. </span> <p>For example, if you want to move the object to the upper-left
corner of the page, select the upper-left reference point.</p>
</li>
<li class="stepexpand"><span>In the X and Y fields on the Transform panel, enter the
coordinates where you want the selection to be moved.</span></li>
</ol>
</div></div>
<div id="WSa285fff53dea4f8617383751001ea8cb3f-6ef5a" class="nochunk"><a name="WSa285fff53dea4f8617383751001ea8cb3f-6ef5a"></a><h3 class="topictitle3">Specify the distance objects move when nudged</h3><div><ol><li><span>Choose
Edit&#160;&gt; Preferences&#160;&gt; Units &amp; Increments
(Windows) or InDesign&#160;&gt; Preferences&#160;&gt; Units
&amp; Increments (Mac&#160;OS).</span></li>
<li><span>For Cursor Key, specify the distance you want each press
of an arrow key to move selected objects, and then click&#160;OK. </span></li>
</ol>
<div class="section"><div class="tip"><img src="images/tip_help.png" />If you hold down Shift while moving a
selection, the selection moves ten times the distance you specify
here.</div></div>
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