A selected object is usually outlined by a bounding box. And the corresponding Format tab will appear in the right panel after you select objects. With groups of commands in the Format tab, you can modify and arrange objects. Depending on the type of objects you select, the Format tab may contain these groups: Text/Shape/Shading Style, Split, Arrange, and Effect. Click the
/
icon of each group to expand or collapse the group.
Select Home/Edit > Edit Object > select All/Text/Image/Shape/Shading, and do one of the following:
- To select one or multiple objects, please do one of the following:
- Click the object to select it, or press Ctrl/Shift and select more objects.
- Hold the pointer over the objects and drag a rectangle around them.
- Press Ctrl + A on keyboard. All objects on the current page are selected.
Note: To deselect all the objects, click any blank area in the document.
- Move and resize an object
- To move an object, select the object and drag the object to the desired place. Or right-click the object and choose Cut from the context menu and then right-click the desired place and choose Paste. You can also move multiple objects at the same time with the methods above.
To resize an object, drag a handle of the object. Press Shift when dragging to retain the original aspect ratio. You can also resize multiple objects at the same time with the same magnification by dragging the handles, or choosing Properties… from the context menu of the selected objects and entering a percentage value in the Scale X or Scale Y box in the properties dialog box.
Tip: When moving and resizing an object, alignment guides (green lines) appear to help you align the object to other ones in the document.
- Rotate an object
To rotate an object, select the object and then do one of the following:
- In the Format tab, choose Rotate Clockwise/ Rotate Counter-clockwise from the Arrange group to rotate by 90 degrees, or enter a value to specify degrees you want to rotate by.
- Click and drag the rotation handle that appears on the selected object to rotate the object as you need. Drag the handle to rotate the selected object at any degree. While dragging the handle, you can also press Shift to rotate the object in 15-degree increments.
- Right-click the selected object, and choose Rotate > select Clockwise/ Counterclockwise to rotate by 90 degrees or choose More Rotation Options to specify degrees you want to rotate by.
To rotate multiple objects at the same time, select multiple objects and rotate them with the methods above.
- Shear an object (Pro Only)
To shear an object, select the object and do either of the following:
- Navigate to the Shear item from the Effect group in the Format tab, enter a value in the box to specify a shear angle, and press Enter.
- Right-click the object and choose Shear in the context menu. Then Enter a value in the pop-up dialog box to shear the object and click OK to finish.
- Flip an object
To flip an object, select the object, and click Flip Vertical or Flip Horizontal from the Arrange group in the Format tab. Or right-click the object and choose Flip > Vertically/Horizontally.
- Arrange objects
After selecting multiple objects, you can arrange them in the documents. In the Format tab you can align, page-center or distribute objects. Or choose Align/ Center/ Distribute after right-clicking one of the selected objects. (See also “Align Images”, “Center Images” and “Distribute Images”.)
- Clip an object (Pro Only)
- Select the object and choose a clipping shape from the Effect group in the Format tab. Or right-click the object, choose Add clip path in the context menu, and then choose one clipping shape in the drop-down list.
- Click on the object and it will turn to the clipping mode where the selected object will be enlarged and the cursor changes to a cross
. Drag the cursor to draw a clipping shape. The cursor then changes to
. You can adjust the shape’s position by dragging the cursor
to move. - Drag the dots of the clipping shape in the direction you want until the clipping shape displays the results you want.
- (Optional) You can choose other clipping shapes to do further clipping on the object if needed.
- (Optional) To delete clipping shapes, choose Edit Clipping
from the Effect group in the Format tab, select one clipping shape and press Del or right-click the clipping shape and select Delete. To remove all clipping shapes, please click Clear Clipping
in the Format tab. - Click on the area outside the objects to exit the clipping mode. Or right-click the object and choose Exit.
- Move an object in front or behind other elements
- To move an object behind or in front of all other objects on the page, select the object and click Send to Back
or Bring to Front
from the Arrange group in the Format tab. Or right-click the object and choose Arrange > Send to Back or Bring to Front. - To move an object in-between objects on the page, select the object (Object A) and click Send Backward
or Bring Forward
from the Arrange group in the Format tab to move Object A behind or in front of another object (Object B) which is currently behind or in front of Object A. Or right-click the object (Object A) and choose Arrange > Send Backward or Bring Forward.
- Delete an object
- Select one or more objects, press the Delete key or right-click and choose Delete from the context menu.