Operation Manual

Note
If you press the Shift key while resizing an object, the change in size will be carried
out symmetrically with respect to the two axes so that the aspect ratio of the object
remains the same. This Shift key behavior works on all selection handles.
This is the default behavior of the Shift key. However, if When creating or moving
objects has been selected in Tools > Options > LibreOffice Draw > Grid, the
action of the Shift key is reversed: that is the aspect ratio will be preserved unless
the Shift key is pressed.
Rotating and slanting an object
For more information on rotating and slanting an object, see the Draw Guide Chapter 3 Working
with Objects and Object Points.
Rotating an object
To rotate an object (or a group of objects), select the object, then go to rotation mode using one of
the following methods:
• Click on the object again. Do not double click as this will cancel object selection.
• Click on the Rotate icon on the Drawing toolbar.
• Go to View > Toolbars > Mode and select the Rotate icon .
The selection handles will change shape and color (Figure 183). Also a center of rotation point will
appear in the center of the object. As you move the mouse cursor over the handles the cursor
changes shape. The corner handles are for rotating an object and the top, bottom and side handles
are to slant an object.
Figure 183: Rotating an object
Move the mouse cursor to one of the corner handles and it normally changes to an arc with an
arrow at each end. Click and hold the mouse button, then start to move the cursor to rotate the
object. A ghost image of the object being rotated appears and the current angle of rotation is
shown in the status bar.
Note
Rotation works differently for 3D objects because rotation occurs in global axes and
not in a single axis. See the Draw Guide Chapter 7 Working with 3D Objects for more
information.
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