You can also

Change the direction of the curve	Click a segment, and click the Reverse
	curve direction button	on the property
	bar.

To stretch, scale, rotate, or skew nodes

1Open the Shape edit flyout , and click the Shape tool .

2Select a curve object.

3Select the nodes along the curve you want to transform.

4On the property bar, click one of the following buttons:

•Stretch and scale nodes

•Rotate and skew nodes

5Drag a set of handles to transform the nodes.

Skewing and stretching objects

You can skew and stretch objects in CorelDRAW. When you skew an object, you specify the degree by which you want to slant the object. Stretching changes an object’s vertical and horizontal dimensions non proportionally.

CorelDRAW also lets you change the skew and sizing anchor point of an object from its default center position.

Skewing an object horizontally

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Stretching an object horizontally

To skew an object

1Select an object.

2Click Arrange ` Transformations ` Skew.

3In the Transformations docker type a value in any of the following boxes:

•H — lets you specify the number of degrees by which you want to skew the object horizontally

•V — lets you specify the number of degrees by which you want to skew the object vertically

If you want to change the object’s anchor point, enable the Use anchor point check box, and enable the check box that corresponds to the anchor point you want to set.

4 Click Apply.

If you move the skew anchor point, you can reset it to the center again.

You can also skew an object interactively by dragging one of its skew handles.

To stretch an object

1Select an object.

2Click Arrange ` Transformations ` Size.

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