Microsoft Expression Design on Demand

Chapter 12. Transforming Objects

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• Scale Objects

• Rotate Objects

• Skew Objects

• Flip Objects

• Repeat Transformations

• Reset Transformations

• Commit Transformations

• Warp Objects

• Apply Path Operations

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Introduction

When referring to a creative graphics application like Expression Design, the term “transforming objects” means moving, scaling, rotating, skewing, flipping, or warping selected objects in the document.

You’ve already learned how to move objects by following the lessons described in Chapter 6, “Working with Objects.” This chapter takes it a bit further by showing you the different ways that you can scale, rotate, and skew objects. This includes transforming objects with the Selection tool and using the controls ...