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Transforming a selection – Apple AppleWorks 5 : Windows 95/NT 4.0 User Manual

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Painting

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Magnifying an image

You can change the zoom level (magnification or reduction) of a paint
document as it’s displayed in the window.

Transforming a selection

You can change an image by transforming its shape, changing its orientation,
or refining its color.

Reshaping a selection

To reshape a selection, select the area you want to change, choose a command
from the Transform menu, and then drag the handles that appear.

When you finish reshaping, click anywhere outside the selection rectangle.

To

Do this

Zoom out or in

Click the zoom-out or zoom-in control (at the
bottom of the window).

Zoom out quickly to 800%

Double-click the pencil

.

Return to 100% view (actual size)

Choose 100% from the zoom percentage pop-up
menu

, or double-click the pencil.

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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.

To

Select the area and choose

Example

Slant an image vertically or horizontally

Shear

Stretch an image in any direction

Distort

Add the appearance of depth or distance

Perspective

In the Help index,

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see:

E

zooming in and out

Zoom out to see more of
the painting

Zoom in to edit pixels

In the Help index,

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see:

E

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