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Object Handling 109

As you can see the text has been squashed and the rounded corners are no longer
round. But this can be useful for some groups, typically graphics that don’t include any
text or rounded corners.

Turn SMART TRANSFORM on or off by right-clicking on the LOCK ASPECT RATIO (on page
106) padlock button and selecting or de-selecting the option. It is on by default and
holding down the Alt key during the drag will toggle the selected option.

Flipping objects

This is part of the SELECTORTOOL. Clicking on the FLIP buttons flips the
object vertically or horizontally around the transformation center.

The scale and aspect ratio do not change; the object just flips.

Stretching and squashing objects

This is similar to scaling objects except that the object is scaled in one direction only.
Stretching and squashing are basically the same action — stretching makes the object
larger, squashing makes it smaller.

Stretching/Squashing using the mouse
Make sure that the SMART TRANSFORM option on the LOCK ASPECT RATIO button is
unchecked (right-click on the button to display the context menu and uncheck the option).
Hover above the side, top and bottom handles, instead of the corner handles, to stretch
or squash a shape in one dimension only.
Drag one of the side handles. The object scales
as you move the pointer in the appropriate
direction. The InfoBar shows the current scaling.

The LOCK ASPECT button is ignored.

Right click or press "+" on the numeric keypad while dragging to stretch or squash a copy
of the object, leaving the original in place.