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Object Handling 111
Hold down "Ctrl" to restrict rotation to the constrain angles. Note that the set of
constrain angles includes those rotations which align the object with the screen. This
makes it very easy to ‘straighten’ any object with a straight edge – just hold down the
Ctrl key and rotate until the object snaps to the screen-aligned rotation you want.
The constrain angles are user definable. Refer to "Customizing Page & Layout
Designer (on page 347)".
To create a copy while rotating, click "+" on the numeric keypad while rotating, or
click the right mouse button.
To quickly create a fan like this, draw a single line, then position
the transformation center in the bottom right (click the bottom
left button of the 3x3 transformation center control on the
InfoBar), and then as you drag rotate the object, right click for
each successive line you require.
Rotating by exact angles (using the InfoBar)
Type an angle into the rotate box and press "". Positive angles rotate anti-clockwise
and negative angles rotate clockwise.
Click the arrows to the right to nudge the rotate angle.
Rotating objects in Resize Mode
It is possible to rotate and skew an object even if not in rotate mode. Using resize
mode, move the mouse pointer into the according small areas near the selection area
handles as illustrated above. The mouse pointer changes into a rotate or skew icon,
showing you that you are now able to rotate or skew the object by dragging with the
mouse.