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212 | CorelDRAW X8 User Guide
Straight and multipoint lines
Modifying existing objects
You can use the Object coordinates docker to modify existing objects with precision. Note that when you modify an existing object, it is
replaced with a new object. As a result, the following transformations and effects applied to the original objects are lost: envelope effects,
rotations, and skew effects. In addition, any changes that were previously applied to the nodes on a polygon are lost.
To draw or modify a rectangle by using object coordinates
1
Click Window Dockers Object coordinates.
If you want to modify an existing rectangle, select the rectangle.
2
Click the Rectangle button .
3 Make any of the following adjustments:
• To set the origin point of the rectangle, click a point in the Origin area.
• To specify the exact position of the origin point, type values in the x and y boxes.
• To specify the width and height of the rectangle, type values in the Object size boxes.
• To specify only the height or width of the rectangle and have the other dimensions automatically adjusted in proportion, enable the
Proportional check box.
• To rotate the rectangle at a specified angle, type a value in the Angle of rotation box. The origin point of the rectangle is used as the
center of rotation.
4 Click one of the following:
• Create object — adds a new rectangle to the drawing window
• Replace object — replaces the selected rectangle with a new one
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You can also 
Draw a rectangle by specifying the exact position of its lower-left
and upper-right corners
In the Boundingbox area, type values in the x and y boxes.
The first pair of boxes controls the position of the lower-left corner.
The second pair ofboxes controls the position of the upper‑right
corner.
This method for drawing rectangles is available only when no
rotation is applied.
Set the lower-left and upper-right corners of a rectangle directly in
the drawing window
In the Bounding box area, click the Set lower-left corner
interactively button or the Set upper-right corner interactively
button , and click in the drawing window.