Operation Manual

Moving and adjusting object size
When moving an object or changing its size, check the left-hand area of the status bar at the
bottom of the Draw window (Figure 185). The area on the left of the Status bar, from left to right,
shows what object is selected, its position on the drawing in X/Y coordinates and dimensions of the
object. The units of measurement are those selected in Tools > Options > LibreOffice Draw >
General.
For more information on moving and adjusting object size, see the Draw Guide Chapter 3 Working
with Objects and Object Points.
Figure 185: Left end of status bar when moving or adjusting an object
Moving objects
To move an object (or a group of objects), select it and then click within the object borders and hold
down the left mouse button while dragging the mouse. During movement, the ghost image of the
object appears to help with repositioning (Figure 186). To locate the object at its new location,
release the mouse button.
Figure 186: Moving an object
Adjusting object size
To change the size of a selected object (or a group of selected objects), move the mouse cursor to
one of the selection handles. The mouse cursor will change shape to indicate the direction of
movement for that selection handle. As you change the size of the object, a ghosted outline of the
object appears (Figure 187). When you have reached the desired size of the object, release the
mouse button.
The results depend on which selection handle you use. To resize an object along one axis, use a
side handle. To resize along both axes, use a corner handle.
Figure 187: Adjusting object size
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