User Guide

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ADOBE INCOPY CS2
User Guide
To move a graphic
You can use the Move command to move a graphic by a specific amount.
1 Make sure the frame with the desired object is checked out to you, and then select the object using the Position
tool
.
2 Choose Object > Transform > Move.
3 In the Move dialog box, do one of the following:
• Enter the horizontal and vertical distances that you want the graphic to move. Positive values move the object
down and to the right of the x axis; negative values move the object up and to the left.
• To move an object aprecise distance andangle,enter thedistanceand anglefor themove. Theangle youenter is
calculated in degrees from the x axis. Positive angles specify a counterclockwise move; negative angles specify a
clockwise move. You can also enter values between 180˚ and 360˚; these values are converted to their corre-
sponding negative values (for example, a value of 270˚ is converted to –90˚).
4 If the selected object is an inline graphics frame with content, and you want the content to move with the frame,
make sure that Move Content is selected. This option is selected by default.
5 Do one of the following:
• To preview the effect before you apply it, select Preview.
• To move the object, click OK.
To scale a graphic
1 Make sure the frame with the desired object is checked out to you, and then select the object using the Position
tool .
2 Choose Object > Transform > Scale.
3 In the Scale dialog box, do one of the following:
• Select Uniform, and then enter a percentage in the Scale option to preserve the relative height and width of the
object.
• Select Non-Uniform, and then enter the horizontal and vertical scale factors as percentages to scale the height and
width separately. The scale factors are relative to the specified point of origin and can be negative numbers.
4 If the selected object is a frame with content and you want the content to scale with the frame, make sure that Scale
Content is selected. This option is selected by default.
5 Do one of the following:
• To preview the effect before you apply it, select Preview.
• To scale the object, click OK.
To scalethe graphicinaspecific direction, usethe Position tool to drag thehandleofaselected graphic. Pressing Ctrl
(inline graphics only) or Shift forces proportional scaling.
To rotate a graphic
1 Make sure the frame with the desired object is checked out to you, and then select the object using the Position
tool .
2 Choose Object > Transform > Rotate.