Operation Manual

220 | Corel DESIGNER X7 User Guide
To Do the following
Nudge a selected object by the nudge distance Press an Arrow key.
Nudge a selected object by a fraction of the nudge distance (Micro
nudge)
Hold down Ctrl, and press an Arrow key.
Nudge a selected object by a multiple of the nudge distance (Super
nudge)
Hold down Shift, and press an Arrow key.
To set nudge distances
1
Click Tools Options.
2 In the Document list of categories, click Rulers.
3 Type a value in the Nudge box.
4 Type a value in one of the following boxes:
• Super nudge
• Micro nudge
You can also set the nudge distance by deselecting all objects and typing a value in the Nudge distance box on the property bar.
To save the new nudge distances to use in new drawings, click Tools Save settings as default.
Sizing and scaling objects
Corel DESIGNER lets you size and scale objects. In both cases, you can change the dimensions of an object proportionally by preserving
its aspect ratio. You can size an object by specifying values or changing the object interactively. Scaling changes an object’s dimensions
by a specified percentage.
Objects are sized or scaled from the object’s origin. You can change an object’s origin from its center to any one of its eight selection
handles.
You can also specify a rectangular area for selected objects to scale into.
To specify the size of an object
1 Select an object.
2
Click View ToolbarsTransform.
3 Type values in the Object size boxes on the Transform toolbar.
You can also
Apply the sizing according to the object’s position rather than the x
and y coordinates
Click the Relative to object button on the Transform toolbar.
Size an object by using the Transformations docker
Clicking ObjectTransformationsSize, and type values in the X
and Y boxes to set the width and height of the object.