User Guide

Chapter 7: Sprite Technology
To set magnification:
1. Select the lens object.
2. Do one of the following:
In the Properties bar, enter the magnification value in the Lens Mag text box.
In the SpriteEffects palette, enter the magnification value in the Mag text box.
Lens object settings (Properties bar)
Lens X/Y If Absolute is selected, these settings refer to the distance from the
rulers’ zero point to the viewpoint. If Relative is selected, these settings
refer to the distance from the center of the lens to the viewpoint.
Choose Click this button when you want to click in the document to set the
viewpoint for a lens.
Reset Click this button to reset the viewpoint to the center of the lens object.
Absolute or Relative Absolute refers to the distance from the rulers’ zero point to the
viewpoint. Relative refers to the distance from the center of the lens to
the viewpoint.
Lens Mag Enter the magnification value in the text box.
Advanced Click this button to open the SpriteEffects palette.
Lens options (SpriteEffects palette)
Lens Select the Lens check box to create a lens.
Mag Enter a magnification value.
Frozen Freeze the lens view.
Viewpoint Viewpoint settings:
Absolute: Sets the viewpoint to an absolute position. If you move
the lens object, the viewpoint does not change.
Relative: Sets the viewpoint to a position relative to the lens
object. If you move the lens object, the viewpoint changes.
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