Object management overview

Action

Tool/button/
command name

Toolbar/
Tab/key

How to..

Aligning

PagePlus tbr arrange alignobjects Object management overview  Align Objects

 

PagePlus tab align top Object management overview Align Top
PagePlus tab align bottom Object management overview Align Bottom
PagePlus tab align left Object management overview Align Left
PagePlus tab align right Object management overview Align Right
PagePlus tab align centrehorizontally Object management overview Horizontal Center
PagePlus tab align centrevertically Object management overview Vertical Center

Arrange toolbar

Align tab

Click one or more objects then select appropriate button.

Combining

Convert to>Curves then Combine Curves

Tools menu then
Arrange menu

Select two or more objects and click the commands to create a composite object

Copying

PagePlus tbr std copy Object management overview Copy

Standard toolbar

Click button to place object on clipboard, leaving the object in its original position.

Cropping

PagePlus tbr attributes squarecrop Object management overview Square Crop Tool
PagePlus tbr attributes irregularcrop Object management overview Irregular Crop Tool

Attributes toolbar

Select multiple objects and click options from the drop-down menu.   

Cutting

PagePlus tbr std cut Object management overview Cut

Standard toolbar

Click button to remove objects and place on the Clipboard.

Delete

 

Delete Key

Removes object without adding to the Clipboard.

Distributing

PagePlus tab align spaceevenlyacross Object management overview Space Evenly Across
PagePlus tab align spaceevenlydown Object management overview Space Evenly Down

Align tab

Select objects and click either button, optionally by a Spaced amount.

Duplicating

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Select the object, press the Ctrl key, then drag.

Flip
(horizontally)

Flip horizontal

Arrange menu

Select one or more objects and click the button.

Flipping
(vertically)

Flip vertical

Arrange menu

Select one or more objects and click the button.

Grouping

PagePlus btn group Object management overview Group/
PagePlus btn ungroup Object management overview Ungroup

Under selected objects

Select one or more objects and click the button.

Locking/
Unlocking

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Arrange menu>Lock Objects
Arrange menu>Unlock Objects

 

Moving

PagePlus tbr tools pointer Object management overview Pointer Tool
PagePlus tbr tools rotate Object management overview Rotate Tool

Tools toolbar

PagePlus btn move Object management overview  Drag selected object to new position via its attached Move button (or bounding box).

Ordering

PagePlus tbr arrange bringtofront Object management overview Bring to Front
PagePlus tbr arrange sendtoback Object management overview Send to Back
 

Arrange toolbar

Click button to promote or demote object to front or back; also use Forward One or Back One for single step jumps (Arrange menu>Order Objects).

Pasting

PagePlus tbr std paste Object management overview Paste

Standard toolbar

Click button to paste objects on the Clipboard onto the page.

Selecting

PagePlus tbr tools pointer Object management overview Pointer Tool
PagePlus tbr tools lasso Object management overview Lasso Tool
PagePlus tbr tools rotate Object management overview Rotate Tool

 

Tools toolbar (Selection flyout)

Click on object once.
For Lasso Tool, drag around an object’s outline to select it.

Replicating

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Edit menu

Create grid or line from dialog.

Resizing

PagePlus tbr tools pointer Object management overview Pointer Tool

Tools toolbar (Selection flyout)

Drag a corner handle to maintain aspect ratio, use Shift key while dragging to resize without restriction. Drag edge handles to stretch squash objects.

Rotating

PagePlus tbr tools pointer Object management overview Pointer Tool
PagePlus tbr tools rotate Object management overview Rotate Tool
 

Tools toolbar (Selection flyout)

Drag corner handle clockwise or counter-clockwise (use Shift key for rotation at 15° intervals). Change center of rotation by dragging an object’s center of rotation PagePlus rotation%20origin Object management overview.

 

PagePlus tbr arrange rotateleft Object management overview  Rotate Left
PagePlus tbr arrange rotateright Object management overview  Rotate Right

Arrange toolbar

Select the object and click the button to rotate at 90° intervals to the left or right.

Object management overview