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5. With the third object still selected, choose Object>Transform
Again>Transform Again.

This command applies the last-used transformation to the selected
object. Because you used the cloning movement in the previous step, the result is
a fourth copy spaced at the same distance used in Step 4. (The Transform Again

command can be used to reapply rotation, scaling, sizing, and other transformations.)
Note:
You can choose
Object>Step and Repeat
to make more than one
copy of an object using

6. With the fourth frame selected, choose Edit>Duplicate. specific horizontal and
vertical distances for
This command makes a copy of the selected object using the last-applied distance.

each copy.

Note:
If you start by clicking
7. Zoom out so you can see the entire bottom of the document. inside an existing shape,
you will drag that shape
8. Using the Selection tool, click outside the existing shapes and then drag a instead of drawing a

marquee touching any part of all five frames. selection marquee.
As we stated previously, the Selection tool is used to access and manipulate entire objects;
any object partially selected by the marquee will be included in the selection.

The gray line
identifies the
selection area.

Objects even partially
selected by the
marquee are selected.

9. Open the Interface pane of the Preferences dialog box. In the Options
section, choose Immediate in the Live Screen Drawing menu.
Remember, preferences are accessed in the InDesign
menu on Macintosh and in the Edit menu on Windows.
InDesign includes a number of dynamic, on-screen
preview capabilities that show drawing changes as you
make them. The default option, Delayed, requires you

to hold down the mouse button for a couple of seconds before the dynamic previews
appear. By choose the Immediate option, dynamic redrawing previews appear as soon
as you click the mouse button.

10. Click OK to close the preferences dialog box.

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