Operation Manual

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Click Object Hide Hide Object.
When an object is hidden, the object name appears grayed out in the Object Manager docker, and an icon is displayed beside the
name.
You can also access the Hide Object command by right-clicking an object.
To display hidden objects
•
Click Object Hide, and click one of the following commands:
• Show Object
• Show All Objects
Constraining objects
You can restrict how objects are drawn and edited by using a constrain key while you draw. For example, you can press a constrain key to
constrain a rectangle to a square, an ellipse to a circle, or a straight line to a perfectly horizontal or vertical line. By default, the application
uses the Ctrl key to constrain the shape or angle of objects, and the Shift key to draw shapes outward from their center of origin. However,
you can change the default constrain key to Shift at any time.
You can use a control key to draw or rotate an object, or the nodes and control handles of an object, at a preset increment. This increment is
known as the constrain angle. By default, the constrain angle is 15 degrees, but you can change it to suit your needs.
To constrain objects while drawing or editing
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To Do the following
Constrain a shape to equal width and height While holding down Ctrl, draw diagonally.
Use a preset increment (the constrain angle) to draw or rotate an
object
While holding down Ctrl, move the pointer to draw or rotate the
object.
A rectangle is constrained to a square, an ellipse to a circle, and a polygon to a shape with sides of equal length.
To change the constrain key
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Click Tools Options.
2 In the Workspace list of categories, click Toolbox, and then click Pick tool.
3 In the Ctrl and Shift keys area, enable one of the following options:
• Traditional CorelDRAW — lets you use the Ctrl key as the constrain key and the Shift key to draw shapes outward from their center
of origin
• Windows standard — lets you use the Shift key as the constrain key and the Ctrl key to apply transformations to the duplicate of an
object while leaving the original intact