How to move objects in Miro

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You have an important meeting with your business colleagues and you are working hard to make your Miro digital whiteboard look perfect. You’ve already added and placed some objects, but they’re not exactly in the right places. You will need to make some adjustments and move objects. But how exactly do you move an object in Miro?

In this article, we will cover how to move a single object and multiple objects in Miro on different devices.

How to move objects in Miro on PC

You can move one or more objects at the same time in Miro. We’ll cover how to do both. To move an object on a PC, follow the steps below:

1. With your Miro board open, click on the “Select” tool. You can also press “V” to activate it.
   
2. Touch and drag the selection field around the object you want to move.
   
3. With the object now selected, click and drag it to the desired location and release it.
   

If you want to move multiple objects at the same time, follow these steps:

1. With your Miro board open, press the “Select” tool or press “V” to activate it.
   
2. Click and drag all the objects you want to move.
   
3. With all the objects selected, click and drag them to their new location and release them.
   

You have now moved one or objects on your Miro board.

How to move objects in Miro on an iPad

If you need to move one or multiple objects in Miro on an iPad, follow the simple steps below:

1. With the Miro board open, press the “Select” tool.
   
2. Tap the object and decide where you want to move the object.
   
3. The object is now selected. Drag it to its new location.
   

You have now moved one or more objects on your Miro whiteboard on an iPad.

How to move objects in Miro on an iPhone

You can move one or more objects at the same time in Miro on an iPhone. This is how you do it:

1. With the Miro board open, simply tap the object you want to move.”
   
2. Once the object is selected, decide where you want to move the object.
   
3. Drag it to its new location.
   

You have now moved one or more objects on your Miro board on an iPhone.

How to move objects in Miro on an Android

You can move one or several objects at the same time in Miro using an Android. This is how you do it:

1. With the Miro board open, simply tap the object you want to move.”
   
2. Decide on your new location.
   
3. Drag it to its new location.
   

You have now successfully moved one or multiple objects in Miro on an Android.

Additional FAQs

Are there other ways to select an object in Miro?

Yes, there are a few different ways to do this. In addition to using the “Select” tool, you can also use the “Lasso” tool.

• Choose the lasso tool and drag it around the object or objects you want to move. If you prefer to use your keyboard, you can also select them one by one while holding down “Shift+Control” for Windows users and “Shift+Command” for Mac users.

• You can also select all objects on your whiteboard using keyboard shortcuts. Windows users can do this by holding down “Control+A.” For Mac users, press and hold “Control+A”.

I moved some objects in Miro, but now I want to align them. Is there an easy way to do this?

Yes, you can align multiple objects. There is no need to try to align them by eye. For perfect alignment, simply follow the steps below:

1. Select all the objects you want to align using one of the methods described in this article.

2. Now that all the objects are selected, in the pop-up context menu, you can choose to align them horizontally or vertically.

Note that you cannot group objects contained in tables.

Can I also move a text box?

You can move a text box using the same methods described in this article. Simply choose the “Select” tool, click on the text box you want to move, and then drag it to its new location.

Is it possible to group objects in Miro?

Miro gives the user the ability to group objects. Grouping objects makes it easier to move them to new locations without losing alignment and spacing with each other.

• Select all the objects you want to group.

• Use the “Control+G” keyboard shortcut for Windows users. Mac users should use “Command+G”.

Once these objects are grouped together, they will act as if they were a single object.

To ungroup:

• Select the group and hold “Shift+Control+G” for Windows users.

• On a Mac, select the group and hold “Shift+Command+G”.

Please note that you cannot group objects within tables, mind space nodes, Kanban, USM, or objects that are within different frames.

I have an object within a group that I need to move. How I do this?

Yes, even if multiple objects have been grouped together, you can still move one to a new location within that group. To do this, simply double-click the object and drag it to its new location. You will see that as you move this object, the group bounding box will change to include the new location of this moved object.

Move objects exactly where you want

With Miro, you can move objects to new locations on your board. You can do this using the “select” or “lasso” tools, or you can use keyboard shortcuts. You can also align these objects either horizontally or vertically. Miro’s drop-and-drag interface makes moving objects a breeze.