Operation Manual

24 Lines, Curves and Shapes

Selecting one or more objects

Before you can change any object, you need to select it using one of

several tools available from the top of the Drawing toolbar.

Pointer Tool

lick the Pointer Tool to select, move, copy, resize, or rotate

objects. You can select and rotate an object around a centre of

rotation.

Node Tool

Click to use the

Node Tool to manipulate the shape of objects, or

move or copy objects.

To select an object:

• Click on the object using one of the tools shown above. For the

Pointer Tool, small "handles" appear around the object

indicating selection.

For the Node Tool, editable nodes are displayed for lines—

sliding handles are additionally shown for adjustment of

QuickShapes and text. If objects overlap, use the Alt key while

clicking repeatedly until the desired item is selected.