Nudging and Grouping elements in Publisher
This week we are going to continue with our publisher tips with “nudging” and the importance of grouping together elements of your design.
“Nudging” items in Publisher
Are you trying to get that picture or text box in the exact right spot but are going cross-eyed trying to place it in the exact right place?There is a way to be more precise than simply dragging and dropping, and it’s called “nudging.”Nudging an object will make it move only one pixel in the desired direction, so you can get your object in the exact right spot.To nudge an object, hold down the Alt key and press an Arrow button in the direction you want it to move.This can also be done by clicking Arrange in the top ribbon and then highlighting Nudge.You will see the options for the directions that you can nudge the object.
Grouping Elements
After you have a section of your layout positioned very precisely it might be a good idea to select all the items (hold down the shift key and click on each one) and then group them together using Arrange then Group Objects, by holding down Ctrl and Shift and then pressing G, or by just clicking the image that appears (see picture to right) beneath your grouped items. You will notice that when you do this, the boxes around the individual items that you have selected will disappear, leaving only one large box around all of the grouped items.Grouping objects will lock them together in their relative positions. This is especially useful if you will need to duplicate this configuration somewhere else in your layout; copy and paste the group to another page and you will have perfect consistency throughout your layout.
That’s all for now!Until next week,
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