How to Set Corner Points of an Inserted Picture
Corner points of an image
You may specify up to three corner points of an inserted image on tab Position of its Properties Dialog. This gives you the flexibility to scale, rotate, and even distort images (see also the Corner command).
- Corner 1: position of the lower left corner of the image
- Corner 2: position of the lower right corner of the image Note: This corner may only be set if Corner 1 was set before. It controls the width of the image.
- Corner 4: position of the upper left corner of the image Note: This corner may only be set if Corner 1 was set before. It controls the height of the image.
Instructions
1. | | Use the Move tool in order to select the picture. |
2. | | Open the Properties Dialog for the picture using the Style Bar button. |
3. | On tab Position, select point A from the list next to Corner1. | |
4. | Move point A in order to change the position of the picture in the Graphics View. | |
5. | Set point B as the second corner point of the picture. Note: Repeat steps 1 to 3, but select point B from the list next to Corner 2. | |
6. | | Move point B in order to change the size of the picture. |
7. | | Set point D as the fourth corner point of the picture. Note: Repeat steps 1 to 3, but select point D from the list next to Corner 4. |
8. | | Move point D in order to distort the picture. |