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What Does Nudge Mean ?

The word nudge means to push gently, i.e. to move over slightly.

Nudging your objects will help you to align them correctly.

You can use the Ctrl and the arrow keys to move objects one pixel at a time.

It is possible to nudge your objects by holding hold the Ctrl key and using the arrow keys.

When nudging AutoShapes you cannot hold down any nudge button to have it auto-repeat but you can get the auto-repeat effect by using your arrow keys.

Nudge Toolbar

This menu is actually a floating toolbar and can be detached from the Draw menu.

 Shadow Up - Moves the selected objects up in small increments ¾ one pixel at a time.

 Shadow Down - Moves the selected objects down in small increments ¾ one pixel at a time.

 Shadow Left - Moves the selected objects left in small increments ¾ one pixel at a time.

 Shadow Right - Moves the selected objects right in small increments ¾ one pixel at a time.

If you have "Snap to Grid" or "Snap to Shape" switched on the object will be moved one grid point at a time.

If you use the Nudge command and the Snap objects to grid option is switched on the nudge distance is determined by the grid spacing.

(View > Grid and Guides)

Shadow Up

Shadow Down

Shadow Left

Shadow Right

Things to Remember

All the submenus that are off the Drawing toolbar can be detached and treated as floating toolbars.