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Modify objects

You can use Diagram Studio tools on the Layout toolbar to modify objects.

Flip and Rotate

 

1.

Select one or more objects.

 

2.

Choose one of the commands from Flip and Rotate submenu under the Layout menu or the Layout toolbar.

 

 - Flip a object(s) horizontally

 

 - Flip a object(s) vertically

 

 - Rotate a object right

 

 - Rotate a object left

 

To Aligning a Objects

 

1.

Select at least two objects.

 

2.

Choose one of the selected objects to be the master object, the object with which the other selected objects are aligned. By default the last object selected as master object. To force a different selected object the master object, hold down the SHIFT key and double-click on a different object.

 

3.

Choose one of the alignment methods from Align submenu under the Layout menu or the Layout toolbar.

 

 - Align left sides

 

 - Align centers

 

 - Align right sides

 

 - Align top sides

 

 - Align middles

 

 - Align bottom sides

 

Making Objects the Same Size

Diagram Studio contains many aids for creating objects with uniform size. One way is to use the libraries and another is to use the snap grid. If you still end up with objects of different sizes that you wish to make the same, you can use the Make Same Size feature.

To make a number of objects the same size:

 

1.

Select at least two objects.

 

2.

Choose one of the selected objects to the master object, the object whose size indicates the size to make the other selected objects. By default the last object selected as master object. To force a different selected object to become the master object, hold down the SHIFT key and double-click on a different object.

 

3.

Choose one of the sizing methods (Width, Height, or Both) from the Make Same Size submenu under the Layout menu or the Layout toolbar.

 

 - Width

 

 - Height

 

 - Both

 

Spacing Objects Evenly

The Space Evenly is an operation in which space out a set of objects such that the space between them is equal. The snap grid is very useful for spacing objects across the diagram top to bottom at equal intervals. The Space Evenly feature is useful for this same purpose.

To space a set of objects evenly from left to right or top to bottom:

 

1.

Select at least three objects.

 

2.

Choose either Across or Down from Space Evenly submenu under the Layout menu.

 

3.

The selected objects will be spaced evenly from right to left if you chose Across, or top to bottom if you chose Down.

 

 - Across

 

 - Down

The spacing is determined by average spacing between the right-most and left-most (top-most and bottom-most) of the selected objects.

 

Change the Stacking Order

All objects have an stacking order within the diagram. New objects are in front of previously created objects and are drawn on top of them. The Placement features change an object's order in the diagram, and let you choose which objects are in front of or back of other objects.

To move one or more selected objects to the front:

 

1.

Select one or more objects.

 

2.

Choose Bring to Front from Placement submenu under the Layout menu or press button of the Layout toolbar. The selected objects move in front of all other objects in the diagram.

 

To move one or more selected objects to the back:

 

1.

Select one or more objects.

 

2.

Choose Send to Back command from Placement submenu under the Layout menu or press button of the Layout toolbar. The selected objects move in back of all other objects in the diagram.

 

To move one or more selected objects in front of the overlapping objects:

 

1.

Select one or more objects.

 

2.

Choose Bring Forward command from Placement submenu under the Layout menu or press button of the Layout toolbar.

 

To move one or more selected objects behind the overlapping objects:

 

1.

Select one or more objects.

 

2.

Choose Send Backward command from Placement submenu under the Layout menu or press button of the Layout toolbar.

 


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