CorelDRAW™ 9, 10 and 11 Tips and Tricks Art System Selecting, Positioning and Aligning Objects ! Double click the Pick tool to select all objects on the Page at once. ! Hold the "Alt" key down when dragging a box around an object. The object will be selected as soon as the box surrounds a portion of the object. ! Hold the "Alt" key down to select an object behind another object. Hold the "Alt" and "Shift" keys down to select multiple objects. Grab the "X" to reposition the selected objects. ! Hold down the "Control" key to constrain an object horizontally or vertically when repositioning. ! Without reselecting the pick tool, it is possible to manipulate an object's shape or position using any of the basic drawing tools including the Freehand Pen Tool, Rectangle Tool and the Ellipse Tool. ! Hold down the "Shift" key to resize an object from the center. ! Hold down the “Ctrl” key to select an object inside a group. ! Select two objects. On your keyboard press "C" for center alignment, "B" for bottom alignment, "T" for top alignment, "L" for left alignment and "R" for right alignment. The first object selected will automatically align to the second object selected.