Brother Ensemble PDP-100J, Owner'S Manual

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Drawing 223
Rotating Objects
You can rotate a selected object using the Rotate tool or by choosing
Rotatefrom theTransform menu. You can choosethepreciseamount you
want to rotatetheobject.
The selected object rotates around its center point. You can also select
multiple objects, and they will also rotate around their respective center
points. If you want multiple objects to rotate around a common center
point, you must first group them.
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To rotate an object with the menu:
1. Select the object(s) you want to rotate.
2. From the Transform menu, choose Rotate.
3. Enter in the amount of rotation you want from -359
°
to +359
°
.
4. Click on Rotate. Theselectedobjectrotatesaround its center point.
I
f you
selectedmultiple objects, Drawing rotates each around its center point.
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To rotate an object with the Rotate tool:
1. Select the object you want to rotate. Handlesappear around the object.
2. Select theRotatetool on theDrawing tool bar. The pointer changes to a
curved arrow when you move it over the drawing area .
3. Placethetip of thearrow on oneof thehandles surrounding theselected
object. The pointer changes to crossed arrows.
4. Grab thehandleby clicking and holding down theleft mousebutton.
The handles disappear.
5. Continuing to hold down themousebutton, movetheRotatetool
clockwiseor counter-clockwiseuntil theobject is in theposition you
want. A dotted outline shows the position of the object as you rotate it.
6. Release the mouse button. The object appears in its new position with
handles around it.
Skewing Objects
You can skew an object to make it slant horizontally or vertically at a
precise angle.
1. Select one or more objects that you want to skew.
2. Choose Skew from the Transform menu.
The dialog box at the left
appears.
3. Select the skew angle you want. Drawingskewsselectedobjectsusingthe
skew angle you chose.
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Horizontal. Select the degrees to skew the selected objects
horizontally. A positivevalueskews theobject to theleft, and a
negative value skews it to the right. You can set skew angles from
-89 to 89 degrees.
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Vertical. Select the skew degrees to skew the selected objects
vertically. A positivevalueskews theobject upwards, and a
negative value skews it downwards. You can set skew angles from
minus 89 to 89 degrees.
If you selected multiple objects,
each object rotates around its
own center point.
Using the Rotate tool, you drag
an object around its center point
until it appears in the position you
want. T
o rotate the selected
object in 45
°
increments, hold the
SHIFT key down while dragging
the object.
You can also use keyboard
shortcuts to rotate objects. T
o
rotate the selected object
counter–clockwise 15
°
, press [,
or for 1
°
press SHIFT+[. To rotate
it clockwise 15
°
, press ], or for 1
°
,
press SHIFT+].