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5 Drag the nodes to shape the envelope.
If you want to reset the envelope, press Esc before releasing the mouse button.
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Apply a preset envelope Choose an envelope from the Preset list box on the property bar.
Apply an envelope to an object with an envelope
Click the Add new envelope button on the property bar, and
drag the nodes to change the shape of the envelope.
Remove an envelope
Click Effects Clear envelope.
You can prevent the object’s straight lines from being converted to curves by enabling the Keep lines button on the property
bar.
To copy an envelope
1 Select an object to which you want to copy an envelope.
2
Click Effects Copy effect Envelope from.
3 Select the object from which you want to copy the envelope.
You can also copy an envelope by selecting an object with the envelope you want to copy, clicking the Copy envelope properties
button on the property bar when the Envelope tool is active, and selecting the object to which you want to apply the effect.
To edit an envelope’s nodes and segments
1
Click the Interactive tools button in the toolbox, and click the Envelope tool .
2 Select an object with an envelope.
3 Double-click the envelope to add a node, or double-click a node to delete it.
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Move several envelope nodes at once
Click the Unconstrained mode button on the property bar,
marquee select the nodes that you want to move, and drag any
node to a new position.
Marquee select multiple nodes On the property bar, choose Rectangular from the Selectionmode
list box, and drag around the nodes that you want to select.
Freehand marquee select multiple nodes On the property bar, choose Freehand from the Selection mode
list box, and drag around the nodes that you want to select.
Move opposing nodes an equal distance in the same direction Press Shift, select two opposing nodes, and drag them to a new
position.