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Chapter 6: Advanced Photo Editing
Microsoft Digital Image Standard User’s Manual
Selecting Objects with the Object Tool
The Object tool allows you to select one or more whole objects at a time.
With the Object tool, you can move, resize, and rotate selected objects by drag
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ging the object on the canvas or using the resize handles.
Each time you start Digital Image, the Object tool will be selected by default.
You will be able to accomplish many different editing tasks by using the Object
tool as your only selection tool. Unlike the other selection tools, the Object tool
does not have an options palette.
To select an object with the Object tool:
1. Make sure that the Stack appears in the workspace.
2. Click the Object Tool button
on the toolbar.
3. On the Stack, click the object.
When an object is selected with the Object tool and not locked to the canvas,
object handles are displayed around the perimeter of the selection. Object
handles are yellow circles that you drag to resize and rotate the object.
To move, resize, or rotate an object with the Object tool:
1. Select the object with the Object tool as described above.
2. If the selected thumbnail has the Lock icon
displayed, right-click the
thumbnail, and then click Unlock
.
3. To move the selection, hold the cursor over the object until the move
handle appears, and then drag the object on the canvas.
4. To resize the object proportionally, hold the cursor over one of the corner
object handles until the resize handle appears, and then drag the resize
handle.
5. To stretch the object, hold the cursor over the top, bottom, or side object
handles until the resize handle appears, and then drag the resize handle.
6. To rotate the object, drag the rotate handle that is attached to the top of
the selection box.
Selecting an object allows you to edit it without affecting other objects on the
canvas. You can select an object by clicking it, either on the canvas or on the
Stack. If you want to select a small object or one that is hidden behind other
objects, it is often easiest to select it on the Stack.