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Tips and Tricks for Working with Layout Elements

Copying and Pasting
INDESIGN FOUNDATIONS applications. Whatever you have selected will be copied or cut to the Clipboard, and whatever is in
The standard Cut, Copy, and Paste options are available in InDesign, just as they are in most
the Clipboard will be pasted. InDesign has a number of special pasting options in the Edit menu:
Paste Into. This command is
Paste. If you are pasting an object (frame, etc.), the object
available when an object is in the
will be pasted in the center of the document window. If
Clipboard and another object is selected. The pasted object
you are pasting text, it will be pasted at the location of the
becomes the contents of the object that is selected when
current insertion point; if the insertion point is not currently
placed, the text is placed in a new basic text frame in the
middle of the document window.
Paste in Place. This command pastes an object at the
exact position as the original. If you paste on the same page
Paste without Formatting. This command is available you choose this command.
when text is in the Clipboard; the text is pasted using the as the original, you create a second object exactly on top of
default type formatting options (12-pt black Minion Pro, if it the first. You can also use this command to place a copy in
hasn’t been changed on your system). the exact position as the original, but on a different page in
the layout.

Managing Stacking Order
The top-to-bottom order of objects is called stacking order; each object you create is stacked on top of existing objects.
When you have multiple stacked objects — especially ones that are closely spaced — it can be difficult to select exactly
what you want. Fortunately, the application provides a number of options to make it easier.

When you move the Selection tool cursor over an object, the You can use the Object>Select submenu commands (or their
edges of the object are highlighted. This lets you know what related keyboard shortcuts) to access objects relative to their
will be selected if you click. order in the stack.

The Selection tool
cursor is here.
The frame edge
is highlighted.
Clicking would select
the middle object.

You can use the Object>Arrange submenu commands (or
When an object is already selected, InDesign favors
the already selected object. This prevents you from their related keyboard shortcuts) to change the stacking-
accidentally selecting an object higher in the stacking order order position of objects.
(for example, if you want to drag only the middle object);
but this also means you have to be careful if you do want to
select a different object.
The middle object
is selected. Finally, you can use the individual item listings in the Layers
panel to select exactly the object you want, or to rearrange
The Selection tool
move cursor is here. objects in the layer stack.

Clicking would not Drag an item in the
select the top object. panel to a new position
in the stacking order.

Watch for the regular Click this icon to
Selection tool cursor to select a specific object.
select the top object.

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