Adding, copying, and deleting objects

To add objects to a form design
To cut, copy, and paste objects
To delete objects

To add objects to a form design

You can add objects to a form design in several ways. After you add an object, you can define the object’s properties.

To add an object using the Insert menu

Do one of the following actions:

Select Insert > Standard > [object].
Select Insert > Barcodes > [object].
Select Insert > Custom > [object].

To add an object from the Object Library palette

Do one of the following actions:

Drag the object onto the form design.
Double-click the object.
Click the object and drag in the form design to draw the object.

To add several objects of the same type

Do one of the following actions:

In the Object Library palette, click the object and then select View > Keep Drawing. You can use the Keep Drawing command for any object. To disable this feature, select View > Keep Drawing again or press Escape.
Click the Draw Fields button in the Tools toolbar and then select the object from the drop-down list. The Draw Fields button is only available for those objects in the drop-down list. To disable this feature, click the Select Tool or the Hand Tool button in the Tools toolbar.

When these commands are selected, you can insert as many copies of an object as you require without selecting the object from the Object Library palette each time.

To cut, copy, and paste objects

You can cut, copy, and paste objects by using the menu or keyboard shortcuts.

Duplicating an object is the equivalent of copying and pasting an object. By default, the duplicate is placed just below and to the right of the original. If you drag the duplicate to a new position and then duplicate it, the next duplicate and any subsequent duplicates are placed the same distance and direction away from the last duplicate. You can make as many duplicates as will fit in the active content area.

To cut or copy and paste an object

Select one or more objects.
Do one of the following actions:
- To cut an object, select Edit > Cut.
- To copy an object, select Edit > Copy.
Select Edit > Paste.

If the pointer is on a page, the object is pasted beneath the pointer. Otherwise, the object is pasted in the upper left corner of the active content area.

To copy a group of objects

In the Hierarchy palette, select the group node.
Select Edit > Copy.

To make multiple copies of one or more objects

In the form design or in the Hierarchy palette, select one or more objects.
Select Edit > Copy Multiple.
Type a number in the Number Of Copies box. You can make as many copies as will fit in the active content area.
Select options for Vertical Placement and Horizontal Placement.
To increase the amount of vertical space between the copied and original objects, in the Vertical Spacing area, select Offset By and type the distance in the adjacent box.
To increase the amount of horizontal space between the copied and original objects, in the Horizontal Spacing area, select Offset By and type the distance in the adjacent box.
Click OK. The copies are added to the page and all of the objects, both original and copied, are selected.

To duplicate objects

Select one or more objects.
Select Edit > Duplicate.

To duplicate an object by dragging it

Drag the object to the spot where you want to place the duplicate.
Press Ctrl and release the mouse button.

To delete objects

You can delete any selected object.

Select one or more objects.
Do one of the following actions:
- Select Edit > Delete.
- Press Delete.