Operation Manual

Position and Size
• Position – specify the location of the selected object on the page.
– Position X – enter the horizontal distance that you want to move the object relative to
the base point selected in the grid.
– Position Y – enter the vertical distance that you want to move the object relative to the
base point selected in the grid.
– Base point – select a base point in the grid and then enter the amount that you want
to shift the object relative to the base point that you selected in the Position Y and
Position X boxes. The base points correspond to the selection handles on an object.
This option is only available in the Position and Size dialog.
• Size – specify the amount by which you want to resize the selected object with respect to
the selected base point.
– Width – enter a width for the selected object.
– Height – enter a height for the selected object.
– Keep ratio – maintains proportions when you resize the selected object.
– Base point – select a base point in the grid, and then enter the new size dimensions
for the selected object in the Width and Height boxes. This option is only available in
the Position and Size dialog.
• Protect – this option is only available in the Position and Size dialog.
– Position – prevents changes to the position or the size of the selected object.
– Size – prevents you from resizing the object.
• Adapt – specifies, if the size of a drawing object should be adjusted to fit the size of
entered text. This option is only available in the Position and Size dialog.
– Fit width to text – expands the width of the object to the width of the text, if the object
is smaller than the text.
– Fit height to text – expands the height of the object to the height of the text, if the
object is smaller than the text.
The units of measurement used for X//Y coordinates and the width and height of the object are set
by going to Tools > Options > LibreOffice Draw > General.
The default location of the base points for position and size is the upper left corner of the drawing
area. You can temporarily change this base point to make positioning or dimensioning simpler by
clicking on a position corresponding to the location of the base point you want to use. This change
in base point is only valid for single use and the base point is reset to the standard position of top
left corner when you close the Position and Size dialog.
Rotating objects
To accurately rotate an object, click on the Rotation tab of the Position and Size dialog (Figure 50).
Use this dialog to define the rotation angle and the location of the pivot point. Alternatively, use the
available options on the Position and Size subsection (Figure 49) on the Sidebar.
• Pivot point – the selected object is rotated around a pivot point that you specify. The
default pivot point is at the center of the object. If you set a pivot point too far outside of the
object boundaries, the object could be rotated off of the page. This option is only available
in the Position and Size dialog.
– Position X – enter the horizontal distance from the left edge of the page to the pivot
point.
– Position Y – enter the vertical distance from the top edge of the page to the pivot
point.
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