Rotating and mirroring objects

CorelDRAW lets you rotate and create mirror images of objects. You can rotate an object by specifying horizontal and vertical coordinates. You can move the center of rotation to a specific ruler coordinate or to a point that is relative to the current position of the object.

Rotating objects around a single point

Mirroring an object flips it from left to right or top to bottom. By default, the mirror anchor point is in the center of the object.

Mirroring an object from top to bottom

To rotate an object

2 .	In the toolbox, click the Free transform tool .

3 .	Click the Free rotation button on the property bar.

You can also
Apply the rotation according to the object’s position rather than the x and y coordinates	Click the Relative to object button on the property bar.
Use rotation handles to rotate an object	Using the Pick tool, click the object twice to display the rotation handles. Drag a rotation handle clockwise or counterclockwise.
Rotate an object using the Transformations docker	Click Window Dockers Transformations Rotate.

You can also view and set the relative center of an object by clicking the object to display the rotation handles and dragging the relative center handle (circle with a dot in the middle) to a new position.

You can set the relative center of an object to its original position by enabling the Relative center check box in the Transformations docker and clicking the center option in the area below the check box.

You can also rotate an object by using the Transform toolbar. To open the toolbar, click Window Toolbars Transform.

To rotate an object around a ruler coordinate

2 .	Click Window Dockers Transformations Rotate.

To mirror an object

2 .	Click Window Dockers Transformations Scale and mirror.

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Mirror horizontally — lets you flip the object from left to right

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Mirror vertically — lets you flip the object from top to bottom

You can also mirror a selected object by holding down Ctrl and dragging a selection handle to the opposite side of the object.

You can also mirror a selected object by clicking the Mirror horizontally or the Mirror vertically button on the property bar.

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