Move or copy FBD objects
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Press this button or press ESCAPE before selecting objects |
To copy objects, you can do the same, and just press the CONTROL key while dragging. It is also possible to drag pieces of diagrams from one program to another if both are open and visible on the screen.
At any time while dragging objects, you can press ESCAPE to cancel the operation.
Alternatively, you can use the Copy / Cut / Paste commands from the Edit menu. When you run the Paste command, the editor changes into "Paste" mode, with a special mouse cursor. Click in the diagram and move the mouse cursor to the desired position for inserting pasted objects.
Using the keyboard
When graphic objects are selected, you can move them in the diagram by pressing the following keys:
Shift + Up |
Move to the top |
Shift + Down |
Move to the bottom |
Shift + Left |
Move to left |
Shift + Right |
Move to right |
When an object is selected, you can extend the selection by pressing the following keys:
Shift + Control + Home |
Extend to the top: select all objects before the selected one |
Shift + Control + End |
Extend to the bottom: select all objects after the selected one |
To insert or delete space in the diagram, you can simply select an object, press Shift+Ctrl+End to extend the selection, and then move selected objects up or down.
Auto alignment
When objects are selected, the following keystrokes automatically align them:
Control + Up |
To the top |
Control + Down |
To the bottom |
Control + Left |
To left |
Control + Right |
To right |