The Nudge tool defines horizontal and
vertical increments to move selected object(s) actioned
by the arrow keys on your keyboard.
There are three
methods of defining the nudge increment in
FTDesign:
- Pre-defined - select the nudge
increment from the pre-defined options
- Custom - enter a custom
vertical and horizontal nudge increment.
- Difference between selected objects
- set the nudge increments to the horizontal and
vertical difference between two selected objects
(shown only when two objects are selected).
To set the nudge increment:
- Click the Nudge tool button or
select Nudge from the Tools
menu.
- Either select a value from the
Pre-defined value menu, or enter a value in
the Horizontal and Vertical
text boxes.
- Click the OK button.
Once the nudge increment is defined, use the arrow
keys on the keyboard to move selected objects one
increment per press, in that direction.
More information on Measurement Units
Difference between Selected
Objects automatically calculates and
sets the nudge increment to the difference between two
selected objects. This is handy if you want to create
uniform space between text objects or lines.
To set the nudge distance to the difference
between two selected objects:
- Select two objects on your
form, either by clicking each of them while holding
down the SHIFT key or by drawing a
marquee around the objects.
- Click the Nudge tool button or
select Nudge from the Tools
menu.
- Select Difference between selected
objects from the Pre-defined values
menu. The Horizontal and
Vertical nudge values will be
automatically calculated, as shown in the
Nudge value box.
- Click the OK button.
Once the nudge increment is defined, you can use the
arrow keys on the keyboard to move selected objects one
increment per press, in that direction.
Example: Use Difference between selected
objects nudge option to create quantity columns
that are equal in width.
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