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If
LOCK ASPECT is set, you can type into either text box to resize the object by the
desired percentage. If this button is unset, you can enter separate values for both
the width and height.
Alternatively, type the required size of the object into the
W or H text boxes.
If the
LOCK ASPECT button is on, this scales the object and maintains the aspect ratio.
You can enter the size in any unit, such as 1 cm.
Scaling with the InfoBar buttons (or number boxes) always scales around the
transformation center. You can position this anywhere else in the object, as described
in "Rotating objects (on page 109)".
Perimeter & Area
The 2 controls on the right of the Selector tool infobar show the
perimeter and area of the current selected shape(s). Perimeter is
shown in the current units for the document and area is shown in
the current units squared. These fields are not editable.
Flipping objects
This is part of the SELECTOR TOOL. Clicking on the FLIP buttons flips the
object vertically or horizontally around the transformation center.
The scale and aspect ratio do not change; the object just flips.
Snapping
Snapping makes it easier to position edges, or specific points on objects, exactly
where required. It can be used to align edges to a specific point or line, or to evenly
space objects, using the grid.
MAGIX Page & Layout Designer 2013 offers three types of snapping.
• Snap to grid
• Magnetic snapping (snap to objects)
• Snap to guidelines or guide objects
Grid snap is useful for making objects evenly spaced, or making the sizes exact
multiples of a given value. Guidelines are useful for aligning edges (although it’s a lot
more powerful using guide objects) and lastly magnetic snap is a general purpose
way of accurately positioning lines, points or object edges relative to other objects or
to the page center or edges.