PUB97: Scaling Rotated Objects Moves Them (160346)
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This article was previously published under Q160346 SYMPTOMS
If you select a rotated picture frame and scale just one of its
dimensions (width or height), the graphic appears to move on the page.
CAUSE
Publisher scales picture frames based on the absolute position of the
frame's upper left corner, keeping the center of the frame in the
same relative position to that coordinate.
Here is a way to visualize what is happening when you rotate a frame:
- Create a 1" by 1" picture frame. The center of this picture frame
is .5" to the right and .5" down from the upper left corner.
- On the Format menu, click Scale Picture.
- Change the width to 500% and then click OK. The picture frame is
now 5" wide. The center is now 2.5" to the right of the upper left
corner, but still only .5" down from the upper left corner.
- On the Arrange menu, click Rotate/Flip and then click Custom
Rotate. Change the rotation to 45 degrees. The picture rotates
around the center of the image and appears to have moved 2.5 inches
to the left of its original position.
RESOLUTION
This behavior is by design. You should scale your image before you
rotate it. It is easier to center a frame when it is not rotated than
it is to center a rotated frame.
STATUS
This behavior is under review and a revision of this behavior will be
considered for inclusion in a future release.
| Modification Type: | Minor | Last Reviewed: | 8/17/2005 |
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| Keywords: | kbgraphic kbprb kbusage KB160346 |
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