User Guide

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3 To skew the selected sprite, enter the number of degrees in the Skew text box.
To resize a rotated or skewed sprite, do one of the following:
• Click the Rotate or Skew tool and drag any of the sprite’s handles. Use Alt-drag (Windows) or
Option-drag (Macintosh) to maintain the sprite’s proportions as you resize.
• Enter new values on the Sprite tab in the Property inspector.
Director resizes the sprite at the current skew or rotation angle.
To restore a skewed or rotated sprite to its original orientation:
• Select Modify > Transform > Reset Rotation and Skew or Reset All.
To skew a sprite with Lingo:
• Set the skew sprite property. See skew in the Lingo Dictionary.
Flipping sprites
Flipping a sprite creates a horizontally or vertically inverted image of the original sprite.
To flip a sprite:
1 Select a sprite.
Skew
Rotate