Operation Manual

236 Editing Objects
To change the rotation origin:
1. Select the
Rotate Tool and click to select the object.
2. Move the rotation origin
away from its original position in the
center of the object to any position on the page. The origin can also be
moved to be outside the object—ideal for rotating grouped objects
around a central point.
3. Drag the rotation handle to a new rotation angle—the object will rotate
about the new origin.
To reset the rotation origin, simply double-click it.
To rotate an object 90 degrees left or right:
• Select the object and choose Rotate Left or Rotate Right from the
Arrange menu.
Cropping and combining objects
Cropping means masking (hiding) parts of an object, for example to improve
composition or to create a special effect. The underlying object is intact. Two
types of cropping are possible—square cropping or irregular cropping.
square crop irregular crop
Combining starts with more than one object, but creates a special composite
object with one or more "holes" on the inside where the component objects' fills
overlapped one another—useful for creating mask or stencil effects.