panda55
Pinball Wizard
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If I need to move any intricate item like your describing John, I would use the mouse to select all of it by ....
1> Left-click above and to the left of the item, and
2> Whilst still holding down the left button on the mouse 'drag' the pointer to below and to the right of the object, then
3> Let go of the left mouse button.
This should corral the object (even if it's made up of more than one object) and highlight it. If you miss a bit, click your left mouse button anywhere to un-highlight (is that a word?) the object and try again.
4> Then I use the arrow keys to move the item around the screen and place it wherever I wish.
NB. I also use this method (No's one to three, that is) when grabbing an object from another table that I want to copy and paste into my table.
I also try and have a table with all sorts of pins, circles etc that is saved as "Spare Parts" which I use solely for the purpose of copy and pasting. No sense in re-inventing the wheel IMO.
Of course you may already know all this stuff but if not, give it a try. Once you get the hang of it, it's great.
1> Left-click above and to the left of the item, and
2> Whilst still holding down the left button on the mouse 'drag' the pointer to below and to the right of the object, then
3> Let go of the left mouse button.
This should corral the object (even if it's made up of more than one object) and highlight it. If you miss a bit, click your left mouse button anywhere to un-highlight (is that a word?) the object and try again.
4> Then I use the arrow keys to move the item around the screen and place it wherever I wish.
NB. I also use this method (No's one to three, that is) when grabbing an object from another table that I want to copy and paste into my table.
I also try and have a table with all sorts of pins, circles etc that is saved as "Spare Parts" which I use solely for the purpose of copy and pasting. No sense in re-inventing the wheel IMO.
Of course you may already know all this stuff but if not, give it a try. Once you get the hang of it, it's great.