Apple AppleWorks 5 : Windows 95/NT 4.0 - Manual (Page 111)

Drawing 5-13
Reshaping and smoothing objects
Use AppleWorks commands and controls to reshape objects and change their
curves or angles. See onscreen Help for more ways to reshape objects and
curves, as well as how to add and delete control handles and anchor points.
Connecting objects
When you want to make an intricate design with many curves or angles, you
can connect a series of shapes. You can connect any combination of freehand
shapes, polygons, regular polygons, and bezigons.
* Choose Index from the Help menu and type the first few letters of the entry. Double-click the
entry and then double-click a topic.
To Select the object(s) and choose
Example
(before and after)
Modify the corners and
ends on rectangles and
squares Corner Info from the Edit menu (or
double-click the object). Choose an
option, type a value for the angle of
curvature, and then click OK.
Modify an arc Arc Info from the Edit menu (or double-
click the object). Choose an option for
omitting or including frame edges (to
make a wedge), type values for the
position and angle of curvature, and
then click OK.
Reshape arcs, polygons,
regular polygons,
bezigons, and freehand
shapes Reshape from the Arrange menu. Use the
reshape pointer to drag the anchor
points to new positions. Then choose
Reshape again.
Change the bend of a
curve in a bezigon or
freehand object Reshape from the Arrange menu. Click
an anchor point on the curve to change
and drag either end of the control
handle. Then choose Reshape again.
Smooth out or restore
sharp angles of a polygon,
bezigon, or freehand
shape Smooth or Unsmooth from the Edit menu
In the Help index, * see:
E
reshaping
Control handle
Anchor point