7.4

Selecting and moving elements
You can select objects in the Structure area, as well as drag and drop any element in the Structure area to reposition it in the
hierarchy. Note that in the case of pages and objects, the position of the element within the hierarchy influences the order in
which it executes:
l Normal pages are always processed from top to bottom, the first page on the top will print first, followed by the sec-
ond one. This can be controlled using a runpage. For more information see "Setting Up Pages" (page 117).
l Objects on a page are processed from top to bottom and displayed on the page successively from the back towards
the front. This means that the last object of the page will always appear on top of all the objects before it.
l Conditions are evaluated from top to bottom. A condition that depends on another one or multiple other conditions
must be placed after the conditions on which it depends.
l Metadata fields are also evaluated from top to bottom. Ametadata fields that contains another metadata field value
must be placed after the field on which it depends.
l Global Functions are also evaluated from top to bottom. Afunction that calls another function or multiple other func-
tions must be placed after the functions on which it depends.
To select elements in the Document structure area, do one of the following:
l Click an element to select it, and then CTRL+click each subsequent element you want to add to the selection.
Note that you can only add elements at the same level in the Structure area hierarchy.
l Use SHIFT+UPARROW and SHIFT+DOWN ARROW to add the next element above or below the currently
selected elements, to the selection. CTRL+click a selected element to remove it from the selection.
l SHIFT+click an element to select all elements at the same level in the Structure area hierarchy between it
and the last element selected.
l Click one of the elements that appears in the Structure area at the level of the element(s) you want to include in the
selection. Then click and drag to draw a marquee around the elements you want to move.
To select all elements at the same level in the Structure area hierarchy:
1. In the Structure area, click on one of the elements that occupies the level in the Structure area hierarchy whose ele-
ments you want to select.
2. Choose Home |Clipboard | Select All or press CTRL+A.
All elements at that level in the Structure area hierarchy appear highlighted in the Structure area. If the elements are
objects or groups, those objects and groups also appear highlighted in the Page area.
To move an element in the Structure area:
1. In the Structure area, select the element or elements you want to move.
2. Drag the elements. As you drag, a ghost image of the element(s) you are moving follows the pointer, and either a blue
bar appears (if the pointer is outside the name of an element) or the element is highlighted in black (if the pointer is
over the name of an element) to indicate the current drop target. The pointer changes to indicate whether the current
drop target is legal ( ) or illegal ( ). Note that if you pause over a collapsed group or page as you drag, PlanetPress
Design expands that group or page.
3. Release the elements at a legal drop target.
PlanetPress Design moves the element(s) to the new position.
Add a Metadata Field
To add a metadata field:
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