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Use the MODIFY menu to make an object visible or invisible, resize, rotate, or skew an

object. You can also use object handles to resize, rotate, skew, and move an object. The

MODIFY menu options, however, provide more precise control when needed.

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Object Visibility Option—Determines whether or not the object is visible on the page.

Select the option to make the object visible—deselect to make the object invisible. Even

though an invisible object does not appear on the page, it still retains all of its assigned

attributes. To select an invisible object, use the Select All option (Ctrl+A) in the SELECT

menu, or drag a rectangle over the area of the screen the object occupies. Entering

Ctrl+Shift+F7 alternately toggles visibility on and off.

Resize Option—Scales an object proportionally: that is, the height to width ratio is main-

tained. Enter a value in the text box to specify the amount of scaling. Values from zero to

99 reduce the size of the object. Values greater than 100 increase the object's size.

Horizontal Scale Option—Scales an object only on its horizontal axis. Enter a value in the

text box to specify the amount of scaling. The minimum value you can enter is 4.

Vertical Scale Option—Scales an object only on its vertical axis. Enter a value in the text

box to specify the amount of scaling. The minimum value you can enter is 4.

Rotate Option—Rotates an object around its center point. Enter the number of degrees to

rotate the object in the text box. Positive values rotate the object clockwise: negative val-

ues rotate the object counter-clockwise. Acceptable values range from -360 to +360.

Skew Option—Slants an object around its center point. Enter a percentage value to skew

the object. Use a positive value to skew the object backward (left): use a negative value to

skew the object forward (right).

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