The unit of measurement for this and the other dialogs in this section is set in Tools > Options > Impress > General.įine adjustment of position and size of the graphic object.

To prevent accidental modification of the position of the graphic object, select the Position checkbox in the Protect section (bottom left) of the dialog. The values represent the distance of the base point (selected on the right hand side of the dialog) relative to the top left corner of the slide. Use the Position section of the dialog to specify the X (horizontal) and Y (vertical) position of the graphic object. To open this dialog, first select the graphic object by clicking on it when the resizing green handles are displayed, either press F4 or select Format > Position and Size from the menu bar. Click and drag the graphic object to the desired position.įor a more accurate placement of the graphic object, use the Position and Size dialog shown below.On most operating systems, the cursor associated with moving objects is a four-headed arrow, but it may also be a hand or some other symbol. Move the pointer over the graphic object until the pointer changes shape.Click the graphic object, if necessary, to show the green resizing handles.Note that the same procedures can be applied equally to a picture (see Chapter 4) and to a graphic (see Chapter 5). This section describes the mechanisms that are available in Impress to move, resize and rotate a graphic object.

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