Copy elements by using the Transform-Box

[muelli75]

Hello!

I want to copy any marked element by using a mathematic operation in the transform-box (see screenshot).

In the actual case, I want to copy the marked boxes 50 mm to the left. In an other DTP-Application, this is possible by typing the operation in the transform-box, pressing the ALT(option)-key and hitting Enter/Return. Easy and the result fits perfect.

Sadly in Publisher it isnt possible - that slows down the workflow.

 

Martin

[Alfred]

8 minutes ago, muelli75 said:

I want to copy any marked element by using a mathematic operation in the transform-box (see screenshot).

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[muelli75]

screenshot added as edit to the original post - sorry for that!

[GarryP]

Just out of interest, why do you have so many text frames, and why do you want to make more?

Note: Full-screen screenshots are usually more useful than partial ones.

[muelli75]

we also do some engravings on tags. this are very small tags which we get on a template.

the textsource is an excel-sheet - the easiest way to center the line (h+v) on each tag is this solution.

[GarryP]

Thanks for the explanation.
Have you tried the Data Merge functionality?

[muelli75]

Yes we know datamerge, but its not as useful.

The template as 6 rows by 27 lines (162 tags). Most of the jobs have between 60 and 120 datafields.

The customer wants his tags twice, first besides and then beneath. For materialsavings we fill up the rows and go down the lines fltr. Have a look at the screenshot.

The textboxes are linked, so if havent a full template we delete complete rows until the plate reaches a rectangle near 6 rows and X lines.

If we use the datamerge, there is no linking possible and we cant cut the rows.

[GarryP]

Thanks for the extra info’.
You could try creating a new thread in the Questions section – containing the details you’ve given (and a link to this thread) – and see if anyone has some tricks and/or tips that might help.

[carl123]

2 hours ago, muelli75 said:

I want to copy any marked element by using a mathematic operation in the transform-box

I'm not sure I understand what you want to do?

If you just want to copy the selected objects and move the copies 50mm that should be doable

[walt.farrell]

2 hours ago, muelli75 said:

Sadly in Publisher it isnt possible - that slows down the workflow.

With all of them selected, Ctrl+J (Windows, or Cmd+J on Mac) to copy them. Then in the Transform panel, in the X box, type -= 50mm and I think you'll have what you want.

[William Overington]

12 minutes ago, walt.farrell said:

With all of them selected, Ctrl+J (Windows, or Cmd+J on Mac) to copy them. Then in the Transform panel, in the X box, type -= 50mm and I think you'll have what you want.

Hi Walt

What does Ctrl+J do please?

William

 

[walt.farrell]

9 minutes ago, William Overington said:

What does Ctrl+J do please?

It's a Duplicate action (from the Layers panel), kind of a combination of Ctrl+C (copy) and Ctrl+V (paste), but done in one step. It also has some additional characteristics known as "power duplicate" that we don't need for this discussoion.

https://affinity.help/publisher/en-US.lproj/pages/ObjectControl/duplicate.html

 

[muelli75]

thank you @walt.farrell - exactly what I want. Indeed one step more than necessary but good too.

[walt.farrell]

24 minutes ago, muelli75 said:

Indeed one step more than necessary but good too.

You're welcome.

And it's really the same number of steps, I think. Just pressing Ctrl+J at the start rather than pressing Alt at the end   (OK; maybe Ctrl+J is 2 keystrokes, and Alt is only 1.)