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Chapter 7

Changing Object Properties

Note: For drawn shapes, you can set opacity for fill and stroke colors separately from

object opacity. If you move the Opacity slider in the Colors window to modify a fill or

stroke color, that opacity value becomes maximum object opacity. Then, when you

change the object opacity in the Graphic Inspector, you are changing it relative to the

opacity you set in the Colors window.

Changing the Orientation

You can flip or rotate any object by using the Metrics Inspector. For instance, if you

have an image of an arrow that you want to use in your document, but you need it to

point in a different direction, you can reverse its direction vertically or horizontally, or

point it at any angle.

To open the Metrics Inspector:

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Choose View > Show Inspector (or click Inspector in the toolbar), and then click the

Metrics Inspector button.

This circle is set to 100%
opacity. The fill color was
set to 50% opacity in the
Colors window. The
circle’s outline was set to
100% opacity in the
Colors window.

This circle is set to 100%
opacity.

This circle is set to 50%
opacity.