How to automatically move positions of grouped objects on a grid

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    • #1255828

      Hi guys! I’m a pretty basic ID user, we use it for work and have this template we update every week. It’s about 9 pages long and gets updated in random spots with new info. The only thing is that it is 3×4 grid containing 12 grouped objects and I was wondering if there was any easy way to lock a position so I don’t have to manually align each one every time I make an edit? I did so much digging online, but it seems there might not be an easy way? Let me know if you have any ideas…thank you!

      See example here: https://imgur.com/a/frJUJ54

    • #1255839

      If you lock the elements (or the whole layer), you can change the content but not the position of the frames, if this is what you want to do.

    • #1255846

      Hm will this lock the frames though? Just want the position locked. Sometimes I won’t have a full 3×4 spread and it could be just a few missing squares on the page just do to the nature of the order. I want to lock the position so if I move the frames down three spots I don’t have to continuously align it to each other.. not sure if I’m making that much sense

    • #125614
      David Blatner
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      Are the grouped objects anchored in a text frame, so they reflow? For example, if you remove one of them, would the others flow into place?

      I’m trying to figure out what you mean by locking them in position, because usually InDesign objects don’t move unless you drag them somewhere.

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