Move, copy, and delete objects

To move an object
To move part of an object
To copy an object
To copy or move an object into an editable area
To delete an object

Corel PHOTO-PAINT lets you move an object or part of an object to a new location in the same image window or to another image window. You can also copy an object, or part of an object, and paste it into an image. To copy and paste between image windows, you can drag and drop an object from one window to another.

When you move or copy part of an image, you must first define an editable area for that part of the image. You can also move or copy an object into an editable area. For more information about defining editable areas, see Define editable areas.

When you no longer need an object, you can delete it.

The selected photo object is moved from the top-left corner to the lower-right corner.

To move an object

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To move
Do the following
An object within an image window or to another image window
Select an object, and drag it to a new location.
An object by nudging it in preset increments
Select an object, and press an Arrow key.
An object to a precise location relative to the image window.
Select an object. Click the Position and size button on the property bar, type values in the Position boxes, and click Apply.

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For information about setting the nudge value, see Workspace options.

To move part of an object

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1 Select an object.
2 Define an editable area on the object.
3 Click Edit Cut.
4 Click Edit Paste.

To copy an object

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1 Select an object.
2 Click Edit Copy.
3 Click Edit Paste.

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If you paste the object into the same window, the copy is placed on top of the original object.

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You can also copy and paste an object using Ctrl+ C to copy and Ctrl+ V to paste.

To copy a selected object within the same image window, click Edit Duplicate.

To copy or move an object into an editable area

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1 Select an object.
2 Click Edit, and click one of the following:
• Copy
• Cut
3 Define an editable area.
4 Click Edit Paste Special Into Mask.

To delete an object

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1 Select an object.
2 Click Edit Delete.

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You can also delete a selected object by clicking the Delete button in the Objects docker. If the Objects docker is not open, click Window Dockers Objects.

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The features documented in the Help are available in the full version of CorelDRAW Graphics Suite 2021. Some features may not be available in this version of the product.