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 44). From left to right, this area 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.
Figure 44: Left end of status bar when working with objects
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, a ghost image of the
object appears to help with repositioning. When the object reaches its new location, release the
mouse button.
Adjusting object size
To change the size of a selected object (or a group of selected objects), move the cursor to one of
the selection handles. The cursor will change shape to indicate the direction of movement for that
selection handle. As you change the size of the object, a ghosted image of the object appears.
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
selection handle on one of the sides. To resize along both axes, use a corner selection handle.
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.
Modifying arcs
The size of an arc can be changed by adjusting the positions of the start and end points of an arc.
Select an arc and click on the Points icon on the Drawing toolbar. Two handles appear at the
start and end of the arc (Figure 45). The start point of the arc is indicated by the larger of the two
handles.
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