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# Inserting Horizontal and Vertical Space

You can use the insertion and deletion tools to add and remove “rows” and “columns” of space between your objects. The amount of space you add or remove corresponds to the rows and columns of your grid. If you do not want to display your grid while you are working, you may want to change your ruler to grid increments so you can see how much space you will be inserting or deleting.

Important:

When you insert a row or column, your form expands along that row or column. Any object that crosses that row or column will expand when you add the space. When you delete a row or column, your form shrinks along that row or column. Any object that crosses that row or column will be reduced when you remove the space.

To insert rows of space

1. Click on the tool bar. Your mouse pointer will change to .

2. Place thejust before the place where you want to insert the space:

3. Click the left mouse button to insert the space. A row of space will be inserted just below the insertion tool:

4. To add additional space in the same place, continue clicking your mouse. Each time you click, a row will be added:

To insert columns of space

1. Click on the tool bar. Your mouse pointer will change to .

2. Place thejust before the place where you want to insert the space:

3. Click the left mouse button to insert the space. A column of space will be inserted to the right of the insertion tool:

4. To add additional space in the same place, continue clicking your mouse. Each time you click, a new column of space will be added:

To delete rows of space

1. Click on the tool bar. The pointer will change to .

2. Place the just before the place where you want to delete space:

3. Click the left mouse button to delete the space. The row of space just below the deletion tool will be deleted:

4. To delete additional space in the same place, continue clicking your mouse. Each time you click, a row of space will be deleted:

To delete columns of space

1. Click on the tool bar. The pointer will change to .

2. Place the just before the place where you want to delete space:

3. Click the left mouse button to delete the space. The column of space to the right of the deletion tool will be deleted:

4. To delete additional space in the same place, continue clicking your mouse. Each time you click, a column of space will be deleted:

Warning:

The Keep Tool option does not affect the spacing tools. When you select a spacing tool, it remains selected until you select another tool. Therefore, be sure to select the as soon as you finish with the spacing tools so you won’t accidentally click on your form and delete space you don’t want to remove.