Modifying Rectangles with the Arrow Tool
You can use the
Arrow
tool to interactively change the position, size, and orientation of a rectangle element.
To Move a Rectangle
1. Select the
Arrow tool. The cursor changes to an arrow
cursor.
2. Click the rectangle’s contour or its center point (not its corner points).
3. Hold down the mouse button and and drag the rectangle to its new position.
By holding down the SHIFT key during this operation, you can restrict the direction in which the polygon is moved to the major axes of the current grid and the horizontal axis.
If Grid Snap or Element Snap is on, the element points snap to the nearest points.
To Change the Size and Orientation of a Rectangle
You can change the size or orientation of a rectangle by clicking on a corner point and dragging it to a new position while holding down the mouse button.
In the same way you generate a rectangle, the settings for Grid Snap, Element Snap, and Grid Alignment are also applied when you perform changes. Depending on the setting of the Grid Alignment, it is possible e.g. to produce a rectangle with four 90× angles from a perspective rectangle!
It is possible to retain the width or height of a rectangle by holding down the SHIFT key while you move a corner point to a new position. The width or height changes depending on the direction in which you drag the rectangle.