Comments on: Center-sizing Smart Shapes http://www.visguy.com/2008/04/15/center-sizing-smart-shapes/ Smart Graphics for Visual People Fri, 05 Sep 2008 19:22:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Visio Guy » Blog Archive » Importing Images as Backgrounds for Tracing http://www.visguy.com/2008/04/15/center-sizing-smart-shapes/#comment-17643 Visio Guy » Blog Archive » Importing Images as Backgrounds for Tracing Thu, 24 Apr 2008 00:06:32 +0000 http://www.visguy.com/?p=803#comment-17643 [...] Center-sizing Smart Shapes [...] […] Center-sizing Smart Shapes […]

]]> By: Mathew P http://www.visguy.com/2008/04/15/center-sizing-smart-shapes/#comment-17587 Mathew P Thu, 17 Apr 2008 23:20:36 +0000 http://www.visguy.com/?p=803#comment-17587 Just to note, you can also open the Alignment dialog <b>Alt + S, A</b> using <b>F8</b> This dialog box is a fav of mine and have also grumbled about the lack of centre resizing. And thanks for the wonderful work you do! I always look forward to your articles. Matt Just to note, you can also open the Alignment dialog Alt + S, A using F8

This dialog box is a fav of mine and have also grumbled about the lack of centre resizing.

And thanks for the wonderful work you do! I always look forward to your articles.

Matt

]]> By: Visio Guy http://www.visguy.com/2008/04/15/center-sizing-smart-shapes/#comment-17560 Visio Guy Tue, 15 Apr 2008 14:41:38 +0000 http://www.visguy.com/?p=803#comment-17560 Excellent tip, Philipe! You can quickly make an "inner" and "outer" duplicate of a shape by choosing <strong>Shape > Operations > Offset</strong> Then, you can select one of those shapes and hit F4 F4 F4 to repeat repeat repeat the process. But watch out for duplicate shapes of the same size! I can't remember ever hearing any discussions of why the center-based resizing was never implemented. For all the time we spent looking at ABC/Micrografx Flowcharter, it is truly amazing this feature was never implemented. - Chris Excellent tip, Philipe!

You can quickly make an “inner” and “outer” duplicate of a shape by choosing Shape > Operations > Offset Then, you can select one of those shapes and hit F4 F4 F4 to repeat repeat repeat the process. But watch out for duplicate shapes of the same size!

I can’t remember ever hearing any discussions of why the center-based resizing was never implemented. For all the time we spent looking at ABC/Micrografx Flowcharter, it is truly amazing this feature was never implemented.

- Chris

]]> By: Philippe C http://www.visguy.com/2008/04/15/center-sizing-smart-shapes/#comment-17555 Philippe C Tue, 15 Apr 2008 09:12:31 +0000 http://www.visguy.com/?p=803#comment-17555 Don't let's forget the infamous "Shape - Operations - Offset". Do you have an idea why they chose to give us 2 sides by default ? Don’t let’s forget the infamous “Shape - Operations - Offset”.
Do you have an idea why they chose to give us 2 sides by default ?

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