HP Creative Scrapbook Assistant - User's Guide

Resizing and rotating items

When any item on the workspace is selected, it has small

resizing handles around its edge and one larger rotation

handle with a curved arrow.

• To freely rotate an item, click the rotation

handle and hold the mouse button down

as you move your mouse, releasing it when

the item is rotated to your satisfaction.

• To rotate an item in 90 degree increments,

from the contextual menu or the File menu,

choose Rotate.

• To resize an item proportionally and avoid distortion,

drag one of the corner handles.

• To stretch or shrink an item horizontally, click one of the

handles on the center left or right of the item.

• To stretch or shrink an item vertically, click one of the

resizing handles on the center top or bottom of the item.

When you resize the item, the shading on the rulers to the

left and above indicate the change. The Rotation and

Dimension areas (on the lower left in Windows, or at the

bottom of the workspace on the

Macintosh) show the new status.

Note that the items contained

in a shape resize and rotate along

with the shape.

Tip: Use Rotation and Dimension measurements to match

two items. Click the rst item and note the measurements

indicated. Then click the second item and adjust it to match

the measurements of the rst.