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Moving, Rotating, & Resizing Entities, To move entities with the mouse
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s Cutting or copying the selection set to the Clipboard, and then pasting it back in the drawing at a point you enter. s Using the arrow keys to move the selection set one unit of the grid snap or line interval for each keystroke. Sometimes, it is necessary to move entities to another location in your drawing. If you will be picking the new location visually, or you want the entities to snap to a point on the grid, dragging the selection set is probably the fastest method. To move entities with the mouse 1 Select the entity or entities to move. 2 (optional) Press and hold CTRL to move a copy of the selection set and leave the original behind. 3 Drag anywhere inside the selection handles to move the selection set to another location. OR 1 Select the entity or entities to move. 2 Right-click and drag anywhere inside the selection handles to move the selection set to another location. When you release the right mouse button, a pop-up menu appears. 3 Click Move Here or Copy Here on the pop-up menu. To enter two points that define how far to move the selection set, click Transform, Translate on the Edit menu. This is useful when you need to move the selection set a known distance and direction from its current location. To move entities a distance and direction defined by two points 1 Select the entity or entities to move. 2 On the Edit menu, click Transform, Translate, or click the Translate button on the All-In-One toolbar. 3 (optional) Check the Copy or Move check box on the edit bar to move a copy of the selection set and leave the original. 268 | Chapter 22 Moving, Rotating, & Resizing Entities