
Chapter 6: Creating Drawings with Draw
Rotating and Resizing Objects
When clicking an object for the first time, eight handles appear with which the size ma be
changed. The whole object can also be dragged to move it to another position on the slide.
Click the Rotate icon on the main toolbar under Effects and directly on the main toolbar in
Impress.
When the mouse pointer is positioned over a handle, the
pointer indicates that the object can be rotated by
dragging the mouse. In the middle of the object, a small
circle indicates the pivot point. It can be moved to any
other position with the mouse. When the corners of the
object are dragged with the mouse, the object rotates
around the pivot point. Dragging the middle points on the
sides slants the object in relation to the opposite edge.
Click on the object once again to display the eight
handles. By double-clicking within the object, the handles change and the text cursor appears
positioned in the middle of the object. Text can now be entered which is automatically
connected to the object. Some interference may appear on screen. Press Ctrl+Shift+R to
refresh the screen.
To resize an object, simply click on one of the handles and drag until the object is the size
needed.
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