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An Introduction to Vector Drawing with Paint Shop Pro X

From Arizona Kate, Guest Contributor, for About.com

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Make Adjustments, Move & Resize

Zoom Tool
In the following steps, some things may be too small to see well, so don't forget you can Zoom In to enlarge. This is especially helpful when editing nodes. In PSP X, the Zoom tool is in the Tool bar on same flyout menu as the Pan tool. When either tool is selected, the Zoom In/Out options are shown on the Tool Options palette.

Tip: You can keep Zoom options visible all the time by adding Zoom In and Zoom Out buttons to a toolbar (see Customize Your Workspace in PSP X).

If you want to change the size of Ms. Ladybug's eyes or cheeks, zoom in closer and do one or both of the following:

To make larger or smaller: Use the Pick tool to select the object you want to change. A bounding box will appear. Grab one of the corner controls with left mouse button and drag it out to make larger or push in to make smaller.

To make same size: Use the Pick tool to select the shape that is correct size. The object selected first controls how all the other vector objects are sized. While holding Shift key down, click the other eye (or cheek), release Shift. Both objects should be selected. Right click the selected objects and, from the popup menu, hover mouse over Make Objects Same Size until a flyout menu appears and then select Both.

Before we move on to the next step, make any other adjustments to position or size of the shapes. Use the Pick tool to (1) select and drag one of the shapes to another position or (2) to adjust size by dragging one of the corner handles.

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