MACROMEDIA FreeHand MX, Use Manual

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To disable copying when Alt-dragging (Windows) or Option-dragging (Macintosh):
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Display object preferences by doing one of the following:
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In Windows, press U, then click the Object tab.
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On the Macintosh, press U, then click the Object category.
2
Deselect Alt-Drag Copies Paths (Windows) or Option-Drag Copies Paths (Macintosh), and
click OK.
To clone or duplicate a selected object, do one of the following:
•
To duplicate the object, select Edit > Duplicate. A copy of the object appears offset from
the original.
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To clone an object, select Edit > Clone. A copy of the object appears on top of the original.
Copying objects between FreeHand documents
You can copy objects between FreeHand documents by copying and pasting using the Clipboard
or by dragging.
When you copy objects between FreeHand documents, your preferences determine which layer
the copy will appear on. If the Remember Layer Info option is off, the object will be copied to the
active drawing layer. If Remember Layer Info is on, the object will be placed on a layer with the
same name as the source layer. If no layer with that name exists in the document, FreeHand will
create one. For more information about layers, see “Using layers” on page 289.
Note: If the document to which you are copying objects has the same layer names but uses a different stacking
order than the source document, copied objects might be stacked differently than they were in the original
document.
To copy a selected object to another FreeHand document:
1
Do one of the following to copy the object:
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Select Edit > Copy.
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Select Edit > Special > Copy Special and select a format in the Copy Special dialog box.
2
Open the document to which you want to paste the object.
3
Do one of the following to paste the object:
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Select Edit > Paste.
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Select Edit > Special > Paste Special and select a format in the Paste Special dialog box.
To copy an object by dragging between FreeHand documents:
1
Open both the source and destination documents.
2
Do one of the following:
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On Windows, select Window > Tile Vertically or Window > Tile Horizontally to show
both documents.
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On the Macintosh, resize and reposition each document’s window so that you can see both at
the same time.
3
Drag the object from the source document to the location you want in the destination
document. A copy of the object remains in the source document.