
Dynamic movement of objects
To move an object, select it and then click within
the object’s border and hold down the left mouse
button while moving the mouse. To drop the
object at its new location, release the mouse
button.
During movement, the shape of the object
appears as dotted lines to help with
repositioning.
If you have selected Guides when moving in
Tools > Options > OpenOffice.org Draw >
View, then during movement, dotted lines
appear, to help with repositioning.
Dynamic size modification of objects
To change the size of an object (or group of
selected objects) with the mouse, you need to move
one of the handles located around the selection. As
shown in the following illustration, the outline of
the resulting new object appears as a dotted line.
The results differ depending on which handle you use. If you choose a
corner handle, you will resize the object along two axes at the same
time. If you use a side handle, the objects will only be resized along
one axis.
Note
If you press the Shift key at the same time as you carry out the
resizing operation, the size change will be carried out
symmetrically with respect to the two axes; this enables you to
keep the aspect (height/length) ratio of the object.
Rotation
Rotating an object lets you move the object around an axis. To do this
dynamically, use the red handles, as you do when changing the size of
the object.
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