Manual

Transforming Objects
You can transform an object to give it special visual effects such as flipping,
scaling, rotating, and skewing (slanting). You can also undo any
transformation.
Flipping Objects
Youcanalso use
keyboard shortcuts
to flipobjectswhen
the Transformmenu
ispulled down.
Press L (as in
Left-to-right)toflip
the selected object
left-to-right.Press T
(as in Top-to-bottom)
to flip /t
top-to-bottom.
Use the Transform menu to flip objects left-to-right or top-to-bottom. This is
useful for creating interesting effects with text objects and for building
complex designs out of component objects. The following illustration shows
an object that has been flipped:
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Rippedtoptobottom
Scaling an object
changes its size
pmpoaionally. Using
the Scale submenu,
you can make
objects larger by
entering a value
greater than 100°/o,
or make them
smaller by entering a
lower value than
100%.
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Youcan scale ver_cal 4.
and horizontaldimensions
independentlyortogether. 5.
Youcan use scaling to
elongate or shortena text
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.... • To flip an object:._ _ _.
1. Select the object(s) to flip. Handles appear around the object(s).
2. From the Transform menu, select Flip. A submenu appears..
3. Select Flip Left to Right or Flip Top to Bottom. The objects flip in the
direction you select.
• To scale objects:
1. Select the object.
2. Select Scale from the Transform menu.
3. To scale objects precisel_ horizontally and vertically, use the Scale
submenu. Click on the up and down arrows until the percentage of
increase or decrease shows in the value box, or enter in a value up to
1000 percent.
Click on Scale. Drawing redraws selected objects using the custom scale
settings specified.
Click on Close.
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