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You snap one object to another by setting the appropriate snapping point property in each of the two
objects/groups.
4. Object/group PlanetPress Design moves to accomplish the snap
When PlanetPress Design snaps two objects/groups together, in most cases, it must move one of the
two in the Page area to accomplish the snap. It always moves the one lower in the Structure area
hierarchy. For example, consider the effect of snapping B to A in the following Structure area hierarchy.
The black diamond marks a snapping point set in the Set snapping point property, and the white circle
marks a snapping point set in the Snap to previous object property.
Note that PlanetPress Design does not adjust Top and Left properties of the object/group it moves. If
you subsequently unsnap that object/group, it returns to its original position.
5. Proximity of objects/groups in the Structure area hierarchy
PlanetPress Design always snaps an object/group to the closest object/group at the same level in the
Structure area hierarchy that has the appropriate snapping point set. If objects/groups appear between
the two you want to snap together, you must verify whether those objects/groups have either of their
snapping point properties set, and if so, whether those snapping points interfere with snapping the two
objects/groups together.
Snapping Several Objects/Groups to Another Object/Group
As described earlier, any number of objects/groups can snap to the same object/group, provided that object/
group appears above the objects/groups and at the same level in the Structure area hierarchy.
It is important to remember that when you snap several objects/groups to another object/group, they all snap
to the same snapping point. Given the Structure area hierarchy in the previous example, consider what
happens when you snap both B and C to A using the snapping points defined in the following illustration.
Again, the black diamond marks a snapping point set in the Set snapping point property, and the white
circle marks a snapping point set in the Snap to previous object property.
Choosing Snapping Point Sites
There are always a number of ways to accomplish a specific arrangement by varying the snapping point and
offsets for each object/group. The one you choose depends on the relationship you want the individual
objects/groups to have to each other when they move or change size.
Assume you want objects A, B, and C to appear in the following arrangement.
You can accomplish the arrangement in a variety of ways, including the following three. The black diamond
marks a snapping point set in the Set snapping point property, and the white circle marks a snapping point
set in the Snap to previous object property.
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