Operation Manual

70 Working with Objects
To flip an object horizontally/vertically:
• Select the object and choose Flip Horizontal or Flip Vertical from
the Arrange menu.
Cropping and combining objects
Cropping means masking (hiding) parts of an object, for example to improve
composition or create a special effect. The underlying object remains intact.
Two types of cropping are possible—square cropping or irregular cropping.
square crop
irregular crop
Combining starts with more than one object, but creates a special composite
object with one or more "holes" on the inside where the component objects' fills
overlapped one another—useful for creating mask or stencil effects.
To crop using the object's original outline:
1. Select the object, then select the
Square Crop Tool on the
Attributes toolbar's Crop flyout.
2. Drag one of its edge or corner handles inward for unconstrained
cropping. Press the Shift key while dragging for constrained cropping
(aspect ratio is maintained).
To scale the object within the crop outline, Ctrl-drag either
upwards or downwards.