Moving Annotations

Annotations, such as stamps, text, and figures, inserted with Desktop Editor can be moved within a page.

Click

(Select Object) on the ribbon.

Or, follow one of the steps described below.

Click

(Select Text) on the ribbon

Click

(Grab Mode) on the ribbon

Click

(Select Object) on the Details Window

Click

(Select Text) on the Details Window

Click

(Grab Mode) on the Details Window

NOTE
If the Details Window is not displayed, see the following. Displaying/Hiding the Details Window This operation can also be performed with the tool buttons on the toolbar. If tool buttons are not displayed in the toolbar of Desktop Editor, see the following to display them. Setting Buttons on Toolbars Lists of Ribbon Commands/Toolbars

Move the mouse pointer to the annotation you want to move on the Work Window, and click the field when the shape of the mouse pointer changes to

Or, drag the mouse pointer selection rectangle to include the desired annotation to move.

NOTE
When using the Grab Mode, you cannot drag to select annotations. Multiple annotations can be selected by clicking them while holding down one of the following keys. [Shift] key on the keyboard [Ctrl] key on the keyboard You can press the [Tab] key on the keyboard successively to make a desired annotation selected. If you want to select all annotations in the page, perform one of the following operations while keeping the Work Window active. Click (Select All) on the ribbon Right-click and select [Select All] If commands are not displayed on the ribbon of Desktop Editor, see the following to display them. Adding Commands to Ribbons This operation can also be performed with the tool buttons on the toolbar. If tool buttons are not displayed in the toolbar of Desktop Editor, see the following to display them. Setting Buttons on Toolbars Lists of Ribbon Commands/Toolbars When a large number of pages or annotations are selected, unwanted dotted-line frames may be displayed.

NOTE

When using the Grab Mode, you cannot drag to select annotations.

Multiple annotations can be selected by clicking them while holding down one of the following keys.

[Shift] key on the keyboard

[Ctrl] key on the keyboard

You can press the [Tab] key on the keyboard successively to make a desired annotation selected.

If you want to select all annotations in the page, perform one of the following operations while keeping the Work Window active.

Click

(Select All) on the ribbon

Right-click and select [Select All]

If commands are not displayed on the ribbon of Desktop Editor, see the following to display them.

Adding Commands to Ribbons

This operation can also be performed with the tool buttons on the toolbar. If tool buttons are not displayed in the toolbar of Desktop Editor, see the following to display them.

Setting Buttons on Toolbars

Lists of Ribbon Commands/Toolbars

When a large number of pages or annotations are selected, unwanted dotted-line frames may be displayed.

Drag the selected annotation to a desired position.

Or, press the arrow keys on the keyboard.

NOTE
You can move an object by five pixels when you use an arrow key on the keyboard. You can move an object by one pixel when you use an arrow key while holding the [Ctrl] key on the keyboard. To cancel the move operation, press the [Esc] key on the keyboard during the drag operation.

Click on the Work Window outside the annotation you moved to deselect the annotation.