• | To size an object |
• | To scale an object |
• | To rotate an object |
• | To flip an object |
• | To skew an object |
• | To distort an object |
• | To apply perspective to an object |
You can change the appearance of objects by using the following transformations.
You can apply transformations to a single object or multiple objects simultaneously.
The photo object is scaled down to fit onto the background image. |
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The shadow is distorted to indicate the direction of a light source. |
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To size an object |
1 . | Select an object. |
2 . | Click the Position and size button on the property bar. |
3 . | Drag any of the handles on the bounding box. |
If you want to cancel the transformation, double-click outside the object. |
4 . | Click Apply on the property bar. |
You can resize the object from the center by holding down Shift as you drag any of the handles.
You can also change the size of a selected object by typing values in the Size boxes, and clicking Apply on the property bar.
To scale an object |
1 . | Select an object. |
2 . | Click the Scale button on the property bar. |
3 . | Drag a corner handle on the bounding box. |
If you want to cancel the transformation, double-click outside the object. |
4 . | Click Apply on the property bar. |
On the property bar, type percentage values in the Scale boxes and click Apply.
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Click the Maintain ratio button on the property bar.
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Hold down Shift as you drag a corner handle.
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When you scale, skew, or rotate an object, its edges can appear jagged. For this reason, these transformation modes enable anti-aliasing by default.
To rotate an object |
1 . | Select an object. |
2 . | Click the Rotate button on the property bar. |
3 . | Drag a rotation handle on the bounding box. |
If you want to cancel the transformation, double-click outside the object. |
4 . | Click Apply on the property bar. |
Type a value in the Angle of rotation box on the property bar, and then click Apply.
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Hold down Ctrl as you drag a corner handle.
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Drag the object’s center of rotation to a new location or type a value in the Center of rotation box on the property bar.
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When you scale, skew, or rotate an object, its edges can appear jagged. For this reason, these transformation modes enable anti-aliasing by default.
You can also switch to rotate mode by clicking an object twice. As you cycle through the transformation modes, the handles surrounding an object will change to indicate the active mode.
To flip an object |
1 . | Select an object. |
2 . | Hold down Ctrl, and drag a middle handle on the highlighting box across the object, past the middle handle on the opposite side. |
If you want to cancel the transformation, double-click outside the object. |
3 . | Click Apply on the property bar. |
You can flip a selected object disproportionately by not holding down Ctrl while dragging a middle handle of the highlighting box across the middle handle on the opposite side.
To skew an object |
1 . | Select an object. |
2 . | Click the Skew button on the property bar. |
3 . | Drag a skewing handle on the bounding box. |
If you want to cancel the transformation, double-click outside the object. |
4 . | Click Apply on the property bar. |
When you scale, skew, or rotate an object, its edges can appear jagged. For this reason, these transformation modes enable anti-aliasing by default.
You can also skew an object by typing values in the Skew angle boxes on the property bar and clicking Apply.
To distort an object |
1 . | Select an object. |
2 . | Click the Distort button on the property bar. |
3 . | Drag a distortion handle on the bounding box. |
If you want to cancel the transformation, double-click outside the object. |
To apply perspective to an object |
1 . | Select an object. |
2 . | Click the Perspective button on the property bar. |
3 . | Drag a perspective handle on the bounding box. |
If you want to cancel the transformation, double-click outside the object. |
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