Enabling object snapping

Enabling object snapping
means objects
become magnetic. Dragging a handle
or object
near an object then snaps to that object.

To enable object snapping

1. From the Window menu, choose Snap to Objects.

Tips

You can also enable grid snapping by pressing #.

A magnet by the mouse pointer shows when an object is within snapping distance of an object.

You can change the snapping distance. See Changing the magnetic snapping distances.

Optionally, you can also snap to objects in guides layers. See Enabling guide snapping.

Optionally you also snap to points on the on-screen grid. See Enabling grid snapping.

Snap to Objects is also available from the pop-up menu; just right-click on the page.

Movie—click below (not working in this version)

Using magnetic snapping

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