Move objects by keys

Build 1501 on 14/Nov/2017  This topic last edited on: 20/Jul/2016, at 16:16

When moving objects by keyboard, you can move them by specified value, or move them to specified position.

hmtoggle_plus1Moving objects by a specified value

To move by

Press

1 column left or right

Left or right arrow

½ column left or right

CTRL+left or right arrow

1 pt left/right (prior to 2.3)

A custom value (since 2.3)

ALT+left or right arrow

½ gutter left or right

CTRL+ALT+left or right arrow

1 line up/down

Up or down arrow

1 pt up/down (prior to 2.3)

A custom value (since 2.3)

ALT+up or down arrow*

* For the custom increment, set the preference (Edit > Preferences > Extra > General > Increment for ALT+ARROWS).

To customize the assignment to the keys, see ObjMove Script

Note about moving objects up and down

Objects move up and down for a vertical nudge value, specified either on a master, or on the current layer. If the vertical nudge value is 0 on a layer, and different than 0 on a master, the master value is used. If the vertical nudge value different than 0 on a layer, and different than 0 on a master, the layer value is used. This gives the flexibility: every layer can have a different nudge step.

If the vertical nudge value is 0 on a layer, and 0 on a master, the default 1pt value is used.

hmtoggle_plus1Moving objects to a specified position

See Aligning and distributing objects.