User Guide

Transforming and Distorting Objects 203
Working with clipping paths
You can fill a closed path with other objects: vector graphics, text, or bitmap
images. These paths are called clipping paths, and the items they contain are called
contents or paste insides. Contents extending beyond the clipping path are
hidden, not deleted, and you can edit, move, and transform them.
Note: You can use a composite path as a clipping path only if you create the composite
path before pasting objects inside.
When transforming a clipping path, you can choose whether the transformation
affects the contents.
To create a clipping path:
1 Select one or more objects to use as the contents.
2 Position the objects as you want them to appear in the clipping path.