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68 Chapter 3: Selecting and Transforming Objects
Editing selected objects
Fireworks gives you a number of ways to edit selected objects: you can move objects on the
canvas or from application to application, you can replicate objects with the Clone and
Duplicate commands, or you can remove objects from the workspace altogether.
To move a selection, do one of the following:
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Drag it with the Pointer, Subselection, or Select Behind tool.
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Press any arrow key to move the selection in 1-pixel increments.
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Hold down Shift while pressing any arrow key to move the selection in 10-pixel
increments.
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In the Property inspector, enter the X and Y coordinates for the location of the top left
corner of the selection.
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Enter the object’s x and y coordinates in the Info panel. If the X and Y boxes aren’t visible,
drag the bottom edge of the panel.
To move or copy selected objects by pasting:
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Select an object or multiple objects.
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Select Edit > Cut or Edit > Copy.
3.
Select Edit > Paste.
To duplicate one or more selected objects:
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Select Edit > Duplicate.
As you repeat the command, duplicates of the selected object appear in a cascading
arrangement from the original, 10 pixels lower and 10 pixels to the right of the previous
duplicate. The most recently duplicated object becomes the selected object.
To duplicate a selected object by dragging:
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Alt-drag (Windows) or Option-drag (Macintosh) the object using the Pointer tool.
To duplicate a pixel selection, do one of the following:
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Drag the pixel selection using the Subselection tool.
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Alt-drag (Windows) or Option-drag (Macintosh) the object using the Pointer tool.
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You cannot use the Duplicate or Clone commands with bitmap selections. Use the
Subselection tool or Rubber Stamp tool to duplicate parts of a bitmap image. For more
information about using the Subselection tool, see the following procedures. For more
information about using the Rubber Stamp tool, see
“Retouching bitmaps” on page 86 .