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Arranging objects – Apple AppleWorks 5 : Windows 95/NT 4.0 User Manual

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Drawing

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Arranging objects

To align, rotate, flip, or group the objects you draw, or to change how they
overlap, select the object or objects to arrange, and then choose a command
from the Arrange menu. Start by selecting one or more objects.

Important

If you see Ungroup Picture in the Arrange menu, it means the selected

object is an imported PICT file. If you continue, you may lose some of the
picture. To regroup the picture, immediately choose Undo from the Edit menu.

To

Select the object(s) and choose this
command from the Arrange menu

Example
(before and after)

Align objects to
the autogrid

Align to Grid

Align objects to each
other or distribute
space evenly between
objects

Align Objects. In the Align Objects dialog
box, select a Top to Bottom and Left to Right
option, click Apply, and then click OK.
(You can also choose the appropriate
button on the Default button bar.)

Rotate objects freely

Free Rotate. Select the object to rotate and
drag a corner handle. Then choose Free
Rotate again.

Rotate objects

Rotate. Type a value for the degree of
rotation, and then click OK.

Flip objects

Flip Horizontally or Flip Vertically

Group two or more
objects into a
single object

Group

Separate grouped
objects

Ungroup. You can ungroup objects more
than once if necessary.

Change how objects
overlap

Move Forward, Move To Front, Move Backward, or
Move To Back

*

Choose Index from the Help menu and type the first few letters of the entry. Double-click the
entry and then double-click a topic.

In the Help index,

*

see:

E

objects, arranging