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You can also mirror a selected object by holding down Ctrl and dragging a selection handle to the opposite side of the object.
Skewing objects
When you skew an object, you slant it horizontally, vertically, or both. You can specify the degree by which you want to slant the object. You
can also change the skew and sizing anchor point of an object from its default center position.
To skew an object
1 Select an object.
2
Click the Shape tools button in the toolbox, and click the Free transform tool .
3
Click the Free skew button on the property bar.
If you want to change the object’s reference point to use when skewing the object, locate the Object origin icon on the property
bar and click the box that corresponds to the reference point you want to set.
4 Type values in the Skew angle boxes on the property bar.
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Apply the skewing according to the object’s position rather than
the x and y coordinates
Click the Relative to object button on the property bar.
Skew an object using the Transformations docker
Click Object Transformations Skew, and type values in the X and
Y boxes to skew the object horizontally or vertically.
Skew from a point on the selected object In the Transformations docker, enable the Use anchor point check
box, and click the point on the origin locator that corresponds
to the point on the object from which you want to skew the object.
Leave the original object unchanged and apply the transformation
to a copy
In the Transformations docker, type a number in the Copies box.
If you move the skew anchor point, you can reset it to the center again by clicking Object Clear transformations.
You can also skew an object interactively by dragging one of its skew handles.
You can also skew an object by typing values in the Skew angle boxes on the Transform toolbar. To display the Transform toolbar,
click View Toolbars Transform.
Aligning and distributing objects
Corel DESIGNER lets you precisely align and distribute objects in a drawing. You can instantly view the effect of changes as you modify the
options in the Align and distribute docker. By default, objects are aligned and distributed based on their paths. You can also align and
distribute objects from the edge of their outlines.