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Width value or the Height value of the object. To maintain the

proportions between width and height, select the Keep ratio option

before modifying any value. When Keep ratio is selected, changes to

one of the dimension result in automatic changes to the other.

To prevent accidental modifications of the size, make sure that the

Size option is selected in the Protect section in the bottom left part of

the dialog box.

Applying special effects

Besides the basic actions of moving and resizing an object, a number of

special effects can also be applied to the objects in Impress. Several of

these effects are readily available in the Mode toolbar. If the Mode

toolbar is not showing, select it from View > Toolbars > Mode.

1 Rotate 4 Set in Circle (perspective) 7 Transparency

2 Flip 5 Set to Circle (slant) 8 Gradient

3 In 3D Rotation Object 6 Distort

Figure 72: Mode toolbar

This section describes how to rotate, flip, distort and two ways of

setting an object in a circle. The transparency and gradient tools that

are more specific to formatting are discussed in Chapter 6.

Rotating graphic objects

, Rotation of an object can be carried out manually or using a

dedicated dialog box, just like changing object position and size. To

rotate a graphic manually:

1) Select the graphic object if necessary so that the green handles

show around it.

2) Click the Rotate button in the Drawing toolbar or in the Mode

toolbar.

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