10.2

You can use picture content handles to resize or rotate a picture without changing the
size or angle of its picture box.
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Resize pointers:
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Rotation pointers:
Rotated picture in an unrotated box
If you want to move a picture box or see what its crop looks like without the transparent
overlay, press the Command/Ctrl key. This temporarily dismisses the overlay and
allows you to interact with the box as if the Item tool were selected.
If you click and drag with the Picture Content tool when the mouse pointer is
positioned over a spot where a picture box handle and picture content handle overlap,
only the picture is resized or rotated. If you want to move the item handle, select the
Item tool.
Understanding Bézier shapes
Before reshaping Bézier boxes and lines, make sure you understand the following
definitions.
Point: A point connects line segments and defines where line segments start and end.
Points connecting curved line segments have curve handles that control the shape of
the curves. QuarkXPress offers three types of points: Corner, smooth, and symmetrical.
Corner point: A corner point connects two straight lines, a straight line and a curved
line, or two noncontinuous curved lines. With curved lines, the corner point's curve
handles can be manipulated independently, usually to form a sharp transition between
the two segments:
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