Brem Posted April 30 Share Posted April 30 Hi everybody, I am new with Publisher V2 but used all the Pageplus series. In Pageplus my favorite tool was to position precise text, objects etc.. with the X and Y positioning tool. You have a small arrow aside the X and Y coordinates to move the object etc. In Publisher the X and Y coordinates are still visible, but I find not adjustment tool to move exactly. Does somebody know if this can?, as moving with the move tool is not that accurate. Thanks for helping me out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GarryP Posted April 30 Share Posted April 30 Welcome to the forums @Brem You might like to look at the Transform Panel. If you cannot see it, use menu “Window → Transform Panel”. See attached image. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbrother Posted April 30 Share Posted April 30 1 hour ago, Brem said: In Page Plus ... You have a small arrow aside the X and Y coordinates to move the object etc. 1 hour ago, Brem said: In Publisher the X and Y coordinates are still visible, but I find not adjustment tool to move exactly. Hi @Brem, welcome in the forum. Publisher doesn't have increment-decrease buttons next to the right of the X and Y coordinate input fields like PagePlus has, but you are not at a loss. You can make precise adjustments in Transform panel in a couple of ways: You can type the precise value and confirm it by pressing Return [Enter] key. That's obvious but nothing special. You can use expressions in those input fileds. An example: if you type +=20 into the field and press the Return [Enter] key, the value of that field wil increase by 20. More can be found in the docs under the Expressions for field input section. You can also make use of the so called "click + drag gesture" that is supported by the input fields labels. In simple, you can click on the input label and drag either left or right and the values wilch increase or decrease. Cool, huhhh😎. You can also use Shift key or Ctrl key while dragging to change the step increment amount. Shift changes the value by 10 * unit, Ctrl changes the value in 0,1 unit. As you can see, it's not bad, right? If you get used to it, you won't miss the increase/decrease buttons from PagePlus.😉 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brem Posted April 30 Author Share Posted April 30 Hi Garry, Thank for your info. I have the transform panel but not the arrows to move as show in Pageplus, see the screen photo..... Now you can move around with 0.01mm without inserting a number by hand..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brem Posted April 30 Author Share Posted April 30 Hi Bbrother, Thanks for your explanation. I understand now the possibilities. Still miss this function, but ok...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pšenda Posted April 30 Share Posted April 30 (edited) 24 minutes ago, Brem said: but not the arrows to move Instead of arrows, scrolling with the mouse wheel (+-1, +Shift +-10, +Ctrl +-0.1) can be used if its pointer is pointed at the editing field. Edited April 30 by Pšenda Quote Affinity Store (MSI/EXE): Affinity Suite (ADe, APh, APu) 2.5.5.2636 (Retail) Dell OptiPlex 7060, i5-8500 3.00 GHz, 16 GB, Intel UHD Graphics 630, Dell P2417H 1920 x 1080, Windows 11 Pro, Version 23H2, Build 22631.4317. Dell Latitude E5570, i5-6440HQ 2.60 GHz, 8 GB, Intel HD Graphics 530, 1920 x 1080, Windows 11 Pro, Version 23H2, Build 22631.4317. Intel NUC5PGYH, Pentium N3700 2.40 GHz, 8 GB, Intel HD Graphics, EIZO EV2456 1920 x 1200, Windows 10 Pro, Version 21H1, Build 19043.2130. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbrother Posted April 30 Share Posted April 30 You can also precise nudge the object after it's being select, just using the keyboard arrow keys without using the Transform panel. The nudge distance can be set in Settings → Tools → Nudge distance / Modifier nudge distance. (see screenshot below↓) Settings for nudge distance (click to enlarge) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GarryP Posted April 30 Share Posted April 30 In addition to the advice above, you can also use a keyboard up/down arrow key to increment/decrement the value when the field has focus, or you can select the layer and then use the keyboard arrows to move the layer. You can also use Ctrl/Shift/Alt/Cmd modifiers with most of these. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brem Posted April 30 Author Share Posted April 30 Ok, Thank you guys for this good information.!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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