Apple M9057 User Manual - Page 121

Arranging objects

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Drawing 5-15 Arranging objects To align, rotate, flip, or group the objects you draw, or to change how they overlap, select the object or objects to arrange, and then choose a command from the Arrange menu. Start by selecting one or more objects. In the Help index,* see: E objects, arranging Select the object(s) and choose this Example To command from the Arrange menu (before and after) Align objects to the autogrid Align to Grid Align objects to each other or distribute space evenly between objects Align Objects. In the Align Objects dialog box, select a Top to Bottom and Left to Right option, click Apply, and then click OK. (You can also choose the appropriate button on the Default button bar.) Rotate objects freely Free Rotate. Select the object to rotate and drag a corner handle. Then choose Free Rotate again. Rotate objects Rotate. Type a value for the degree of rotation, and then click OK. Flip objects Flip Horizontally or Flip Vertically Group two or more objects into a single object Separate grouped objects Change how objects overlap Group Ungroup. You can ungroup objects more than once if necessary. Move Forward, Move To Front, Move Backward, or Move To Back Important If you see Ungroup Picture in the Arrange menu, it means the selected object is an imported PICT file. If you continue, you may lose some of the picture. To regroup the picture, immediately choose Undo from the Edit menu. * Choose Index from the or Help menu and scroll to the entry. Then choose a topic from the list and click Go To Topic.

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Drawing
5-15
Arranging objects
To align, rotate, flip, or group the objects you draw, or to change how they
overlap, select the object or objects to arrange, and then choose a command
from the Arrange menu. Start by selecting one or more objects.
Important
If you see
Ungroup Picture
in the Arrange menu, it means the
selected object is an imported PICT file. If you continue, you may lose some
of the picture. To regroup the picture, immediately choose
Undo
from the Edit
menu.
*
Choose Index from the
or Help menu and scroll to the entry. Then choose a topic from
the list and click Go To Topic.
To
Select the object(s) and choose this
command from the Arrange menu
Example
(before and after)
Align objects to
the autogrid
Align to Grid
Align objects to each
other or distribute
space evenly between
objects
Align Objects
. In the Align Objects dialog
box, select a
Top to Bottom
and
Left to Right
option, click
Apply
, and then click
OK
.
(You can also choose the appropriate
button on the Default button bar.)
Rotate objects freely
Free Rotate
. Select the object to rotate and
drag a corner handle. Then choose
Free
Rotate
again.
Rotate objects
Rotate
. Type a value for the degree of
rotation, and then click
OK
.
Flip objects
Flip Horizontally
or
Flip Vertically
Group two or more
objects into a
single object
Group
Separate grouped
objects
Ungroup
. You can ungroup objects more
than once if necessary.
Change how objects
overlap
Move Forward, Move To Front, Move Backward
, or
Move To Back
In the Help index,
*
see:
E
objects, arranging