Precisely Moving Objects

Although you can move objects around the graphics pane by simply dragging them from one location to another, in some cases you may want to move them in a more precise manner. To facilitate this, GoldSim allows you to move objects vertically and horizontally using the arrow keys.

There are two modes of movement using the arrow keys:

• Using the arrow keys alone moves the object a short distance in a horizontal or vertical direction.

• Holding the Shift key down while using the arrows increases the distance moved by a factor of five.

Note also that when moving objects in the graphics pane, you can force their upper left hand corner to snap to a grid.