MACROMEDIA FREEHAND MX 11, Use Manual

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Setting Up Your Document 47
To move a page and its contents, do one of the following:
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Using the Page tool, select the page and drag it to the desired location on the pasteboard.
•
In the Document panel, select the page and drag it to the desired location.
To move a page without moving its contents:
1
Using the Page tool, select the page.
2
Start dragging the page, then hold down Control (Windows) or Command (Macintosh) and
continue dragging the page on the pasteboard.
Modifying, resizing, and rotating pages
You can modify page attributes, as well as resize and rotate pages, using the Page tool.
You cannot modify, resize, or rotate a child of a master page; these types of changes must be made
to the master page.
To modify a page:
1
Using the Page tool, Alt-double-click (Windows) or Option-double-click (Macintosh) the page
to open the Modify Page dialog box.
2
Do any of the following:
•
Select a new page size from the Page Size pop-up menu. To create a custom size, select Custom
from the pop-up menu and enter the dimensions in the text boxes.
•
Select a new page orientation.
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Enter a new bleed size in the text box.
•
If a master page is available, select a master page from the Make Child of Master Page pop-up
menu.
3
Click OK.
To snap a page to the grid while resizing it:
1
Verify that View > Grid > Snap to Grid is selected.
For more information, see “Using the grid” on page 54.
2
Click the Page tool in the Tools panel.
3
Click the page you want to resize to display its selection handles.
4
Drag a corner, top, or side handle. To resize the page proportionately, hold down Shift while
you drag.
To rotate a page:
1
Click the Page tool in the Tools panel.
2
Click the page to display its selection handles.
3
Position the pointer outside the page and close to a selection handle. The pointer changes to
the Rotate pointer.
4
Drag to change the page orientation.
Note: Rotating a page does not rotate the objects on the page.