CorelDRAW Help | Transforming objects

Quick links to procedures on this page:

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To clear all transformations applied to an object

Transforming objects

You can change the appearance of objects in the drawing window by using the following transformations.


Transformation	Example
Sizing lets you change the width and height of an object.
Scaling lets you size an object to a percentage of its original size.
Skewing lets you slant an object to one side.
Stretching lets you change the height and width of an object nonproportionally.
Rotating lets you turn an object around its center axis or a point relative to its position.
Mirroring lets you create a horizontal or vertical mirror image of an object.

Transforming objects interactively

You can transform an object interactively by using the mouse and the Pick tool. This method is the quickest, but it is not recommended if you want to transform an object with precision.

Other methods for transforming objects

You can transform an object in any of the following ways:

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For more precise results, you can select an object with the Pick tool and adjust settings on the property bar. For example, you can specify a precise rotation angle or specify the size of an object.

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The Transformation docker lets you transform objects with precision and apply the transformation to the duplicate of an object, which is created automatically. This feature lets you experiment with transformations without affecting the original object. You can access the Transformation docker by clicking Arrange

Transformations and clicking a command.

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The Transform toolbar also lets you transform objects with precision. You can access the Transform toolbar by clicking Windows

Toolbars

Transform.

Each of these methods lets you apply transformations to a single object or to multiple objects simultaneously.

Clearing and redoing transformations

All transformations can be simultaneously cleared at any time.


For more information about	See
Sizing and scaling	Sizing and scaling objects
Skewing and stretching	Skewing and stretching objects
Rotating and mirroring	Rotating and mirroring objects

To transform an object interactively

Select an object by using the Pick tool.

The bounding box of the object appears. The bounding box includes eight selection handles that you can use to size, stretch, and mirror the object. If you click the object again, new handles appear. You can use these handles to rotate and skew the object.

Handle types: selection (1), rotation (2), and skew (3)

Perform a task from the following table.


To	Do the following
Size or scale an object	Drag a corner selection handle.
Stretch an object	Drag a middle selection handle.
Skew an object	Click the object to display the skew handles, and drag a skew handle.
Rotate an object	Click the object to display the rotation handles, and drag a rotation handle.
Mirror an object	Hold down Ctrl, and drag a selection handle to the opposite side of the object.

If you want to leave the original object unchanged and apply the transformation to copies that are created, type a number in the Copies box in the Transformation docker.

To clear all transformations applied to an object

Select an object.

Click Arrange

Clear transformations.

You can undo the Clear transformations command by clicking Edit

Undo clear transformations.

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