Moving and Resizing Menu Items
There are a number of methods you can use to move or resize your buttons, drop zones,
and text objects in your menu.
To move the item by dragging
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Click inside the dashed lines and drag it to the new position.
To move the item by dragging in one direction only (horizontal or vertical)
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Press the Shift key, then drag the item.
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To move the item by dragging with snapping and the dynamic guides temporarily
disabled
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Press Command, then drag the item.
To move the item using the arrow keys
Do one of the following:
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Select the item and press the arrow keys to move it one pixel at a time.
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Press Shift and the arrow keys to move it 10 pixels at a time.
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Press Shift-Option and the arrow keys to move it 20 pixels at a time.
To move a button or drop zone
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Use the Coordinates & Size area in the Advanced tab in the Button Inspector or in the
Drop Zone Inspector to precisely set a button’s or drop zone’s size and position.
To move an item’s edge
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Click the resize handle at the center of the edge and drag it to the new position. This
changes the item’s size.
To move an item’s corner (which moves two edges at once)
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Click the resize handle at the corner and drag it to the new position. This also changes
the item’s size.
To change a button’s or drop zone’s size while maintaining the button’s aspect ratio
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Shift-drag an edge or corner.
See
Working with Assets in Buttons and Drop Zones
for more information.
To change a button’s or drop zone’s size while keeping the button centered at its
current location
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Click an edge or corner, start dragging, then press the Option key.
To delete an item
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Select it (resize handles appear on its dashed line), then press the Delete key.