MACROMEDIA FREEHAND MX 11, Use Manual

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Special Effects 229
To flip an object horizontally or vertically on the perspective grid:
1
Click the object with the Perspective tool. Do not release the mouse button yet.
2
While holding the mouse button down, press the Spacebar to flip a side grid object
horizontally or a floor grid object vertically.
3
Release the mouse button.
To shrink an object on the perspective grid:
1
Select the object with the Perspective tool.
2
While holding down the mouse button, press one of the following keys on the keyboard to
shrink the object by 1 pixel in the indicated directions:
•
Press 1 for width and height.
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Press 3 for width.
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Press 5 for height.
To enlarge an object on the perspective grid:
1
Select the object with the Perspective tool.
2
While holding down the mouse button, press one of the following keys to enlarge the object by
1 pixel in the indicated directions:
•
Press 2 for width and height.
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Press 4 for width.
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Press 6 for height.
To detach an object from the perspective grid, do one of the following:
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To discard perspective attributes, select View > Perspective Grid > Remove Perspective.
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To retain perspective attributes, select View > Perspective Grid > Release With Perspective
.
Editing text on a perspective grid
You can use the Text Editor to edit text that is attached to a perspective grid. If you release text
from the perspective grid while retaining its perspective (View > Perspective Grid > Release with
Perspective), it is converted to grouped paths and can no longer be edited as text.
To edit text that is attached to a perspective grid:
1
In the Tools panel, select the Perspective tool from its pop-up menu.
2
Hold down Alt (Windows) or Option (Macintosh) and double-click
the text.
3
In the Text Editor, edit the text. Click Apply to make the changes without closing the Text
Editor, or click OK to apply the changes and close the text editor.