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Article Number A05112002
How can I move or copy objects from one page to another, so that they appear in the same position on both pages?
Article Content: Beginner
Author: Geoff Blanthorn
Answer:
There are in fact several ways, some of which depend on
the particular circumstances, and how much planning ahead you have done!
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The first, and most obvious, way to get the same objects on several pages is to put them
on a Master Page, and apply that Master to the relevant pages. The Multiple Master
Page feature is very handy for this.
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Another, if you know soon enough which pages you want the objects on, is to use the
Insert Page feature on the Page Manager (double-click the page number display at
bottom left of the screen or use Insert/Page). Put the desired objects on one page, and
insert pages checking the Copy Objects From Page x box.
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Both the above will exactly duplicate the objects, and their positioning, but you do need some
foresight! And with the first, you won't be able to make any changes to them on the individual
pages — only in Master Page mode.
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In more normal circumstances, that is without the foresight, there are still easy ways,
but not so easy! If you have already created a page with the objects correctly
positioned, and you then discover they are on the wrong page, or you need the same
things on another page, you first select and group all the relevant objects. The position
of the group will be displayed in the top two slots of the Change Bar. You now have a few choices:
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a Make a note of the figures, copy the group to the Clipboard (ctrl+C, Edit/Copy or
click the Copy button), then paste onto the new page, and type the correct figures into
the ChangeBar.
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You don't really need the paper and pencil. Instead of copying to the Clipboard, if
you make the copy with ctrl+click (and you have a steady hand!) the copy will be
positioned exactly over the original group. Now, in the ChangeBar, change the
horizontal position by changing the first digit to another large enough to move the
copy entirely onto the Pasteboard. Go to the receiving page, reselect the group on the
pasteboard, and change that one digit back to the original. That way, you only have to
remember one digit at the most. If you changed it from, say, 0.500 to 10.500 you
don't need even to remember that much! Just delete the first "1."
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A variation on this, would be to note or remember only the horizontal position of the
group, and drag a copy sideways onto the pasteboard with both the ctrl and the shift
keys depressed. The vertical positioning will be maintained. Then, on the receiving
page, you just need to type in the horizontal position for the group. Note: For this
and the previous paragraph, if you want to move the original, rather than a copy,
you can omit the ctrl+click stage, and just move the original instead.
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If you are not so concerned about exact positioning of the copies, probably the easiest way to
move objects or copies between pages is to use Multipage view, and simply drag the objects
across. A ctrl+drag will move a copy, of course. If you’ve created suitable margins and guides
(Page/Layout Guides) and you have snapping turned on, correct positioning can be achieved.
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