Operation Manual

74 Working with Objects
When rotating objects, dimensions will be temporarily displayed
during the operation.
To change the centre point of rotation:
1. Move the centre of rotation
away from its original position to any
position on the page. The marker can also be moved to be outside
the object—ideal for rotating grouped objects around a central
point.
2. Drag the rotate pointer to a new rotation angle—the object will
rotate about the new pivot.
To rotate selected object by set degrees:
• For 90° anti-clockwise: click
Rotate Left 90° on the
Standard toolbar.
•
For 30°, 45°, 60°, and 90° options left and right, as well
as 180°: click the down arrow on the Arrange tab's Rotate
button and select a value. Once set, clicking the button will
rotate the object by the chosen value incrementally.
Besides being able to rotate an object, the Pointer Tool allows you to
skew or “shear” it.
To shear or copy shear an object: :
1. Select
Pointer Tool on the Drawing toolbar.
2. Click to select the object(s), hover over any side handle (not a
corner handle) until you see the Shear cursor.
3. Hold the mouse button down and drag the pointer in the direction in
which you want to shear the object, then release.