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- The Move Tool is used to move layers or selections.
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- The Move Tool can be called in the following
- order, from the image-menu:
- <span class="guimenuitem"><span class="accel">T</span>ools</span>/
- <span class="guimenuitem"><span class="accel">T</span>ransform Tools
- </span>/<span class="guimenuitem"><span class="accel">M</span>ove
- </span>.
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- The Tool can also be called by clicking the tool icon:
- <span class="guiicon">
- <span class="inlinemediaobject"><img src="../images/toolbox/move.png" /></span>
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- The Move tool is automatically activated when you create a
- selection or a guide.
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- <span class="term">Shortcut</span>
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- The <span><b class="keycap">m</b></span> key will change the active tool to Move.
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- <b class="keycap">Alt</b>
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- <dd>
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- Holding <span><b class="keycap">Alt</b></span> selections can be moved without
- altering your image. Only the frame is moved, not its content.
- If Alt doesn't work try Shift+Alt.
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- <span class="term">Using Arrow Keys</span>
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- Instead of mouse you can use arrow keys to move the object by
- one pixel. By pressing <span><b class="keycap">Shift</b></span> you move by 25
- pixels.
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- <span class="term">Overview</span>
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- The available tool options for Move can be found by double clicking
- the Move Tool icon.<span class="guiicon">
-
- <span class="inlinemediaobject"><img src="../images/toolbox/move.png" /></span>
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- Three buttons allow to choose which entity Move tool will act on:
- Layer, Selection or Path. Options to <span class="guilabel">Tool toggle</span>
- are somewhat different:
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- <span class="guilabel">Layer</span>: When this option is selected, you
- can choose, either by clicking on a radio-button or by pressing
- <span><b class="keycap">Shift</b></span> key, between
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- <span class="emphasis"><em>Pick a Layer or Guide to move</em></span>: If your image
- has several layers, they must be visible and have at least a few
- non-transparent pixels so that you can find them (only the active
- layer has a dotted border). The mouse pointer turns to a small
- hand you can use to click on the layer you want pick. You must
- click first on a non-transparent pixel to active the layer and
- move it.
- </p>
- <p>
- The Move tool is used also to move guides. See glossary for
- <a href="go01.html#glossary-guides">Guides</a>.
- </p>
- <p>
- To place guides precisely think of
- <a href="ch03s06s06.html" title="6.6. Measure Tool">Measure</a> tool.
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- </li>
- <li>
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- <span class="emphasis"><em>Move the Active Layer</em></span>, i.e the layer with a
- dotted border in the image and highlighted in the Layer Dialog.
- </p>
- </li>
- </ul>
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- <li>
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- <span class="guilabel">Selection</span>: one possibility only in this
- case: Move the selection.
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- </li>
- <li>
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- <span class="guilabel">Path</span>: possibilities are the same as for
- layers: <span class="emphasis"><em>Pick the path to move</em></span> and
- <span class="emphasis"><em>Move the active path</em></span>.
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