Page 147 - Xara Designer Pro X17

Shape Handling 147

Editing polygons and stars
The SELECTOR Tool lets you move, rotate, resize, and skew the shapes as normal. The
SELECTOR Tool is described in Object handling (on page 75).
Using the QUICKSHAPE Tool, you can resize or rotate:

• Drag the corner handles.
• Or select SIZE & ROTATION in the EDITABLE ITEMS menu. Type the required values into
the text boxes.

Size
Rotation

You can also nudge the values using the buttons to the right.

To move:

• Drag the handle in the center of the shape.
• Or use the arrow keys on the keyboard.
• Or select CENTER in the EDITABLE ITEMS menu. Type the required X/Y values into the
text boxes.

Apply or remove rounded corners by clicking the ROUND CORNERS button.

Change the polygon to an ellipse by clicking the CREATE ELLIPSE button or
double clicking the polygon's center.

Make a polygon star-shaped by clicking the STARRED SHAPES button. Or by
double clicking on a side.
Drag the sides to make them curved. Move the pointer over the edge of the polygon (it
changes to an arrow shape). You can now drag the sides.
On the left are the original polygons. Just drag on
the sides to create curved sides.

"Ctrl + double click" on a side, or click the RESTORE EDGES button to make the sides
straight again.