You can move a shape by dragging it with the mouse in the Shape window

To move a shape

§    Point anywhere inside the shape

§    Press the mouse button

§    Drag the shape to the new location

§    Release the mouse button

Holding down the shift key while you drag will constrain the movement to be vertical or horizontal.

You can move a number of shapes at once by selecting them and dragging them to the new location with the mouse.

To select a shape

§    Click on or in the shape with the mouse

If you have turned off the display of materials, you must click on the boundary of the shape rather than inside it. The shapes handles will be highlighted to indicate that it is selected.

To add a shape to the current selection

§    Shift-click on or in the shape

To move a number of shapes

§    Select the shapes to be moved

§    Press on or inside any one of the selected shapes

If you have turned off the display of materials, you must click on the boundary of a shape rather than inside one

§    Drag the shapes to their new location

§    Release the mouse button

The shapes will be re-drawn in their new position.

You can also move the selected shapes with great accuracy by using the Move command from the Geometry menu.

§    Choose Move from the Geometry menu

§    Type in the distance to move in each direction

§    Click the OK button