Corel Draw basics: how to use the Pick Tool to stretch / scale objects

How to use the Pick Tool to stretch or to scale objects:

Draw an object (let's say a rectangle) and keep it selected

Select the Pick Tool. If you have deselected the object you have to click on it to select it again. Eight point will appear around the rectangle, one point near each corner and near the middle of the each side.

Scaling the selected object:

Place the cursor on any corner point. The cursor's shape changes into a double headed arrow showing the direction at which the rectangle will be resized.

By dragging the cursor outward the rectangle you will increase proportionally both the length and the width of the rectangle. If you want to scale the object (the rectangle) from the center, hold down the Shift key while dragging the cursor.

If you want to decrease the size of the rectangle you have to drag the cursor toward the center of the rectangle. By holding down the Shift key while dragging the cursor you will decrease proportionally both the length and the width of the rectangle.

You can scale multiple objects at once. Select the objects you want to scale and drag the cursor inward if you want to decrease the size of the selected objects or outward if you want to increase the size of these objects.

Stretching the selected object:

Select the object you want to modify and drag one of the middle points on the horizontal lines if you want to stretch the object horizontally or drag one of the middle points on the vertical lines if you want to stretch the object vertically.

By holding down the Shift key while dragging the cursor you can stretch the object from the center.

Corel Draw basisc: how to rotate an object -> the Transformation docker (2)

In the previous tutorial I've spoken about the Rotation docker; in this tutorial I'll spoke about the last section of the Rotation docker - the Copies box.

In the image bellow I have a document of 400x400 pixels and a rectangle positioned at 200,300 (don't forget that, in CorelDRAW, the point of origin (0,0) is at the lower-left corner of the drawing page). If I want to rotate my rectangle around the center of the document I'll set these values in the Rotation docker:
Center: H = 200, V = 200
Angle: let's say 45 degrees (don't forget: type a positive value if you want to rotate the object counter clockwise and a negative value to rotate the object clockwise).
The Relative Center check box must be disabled.

Now, if you want to keep the first rectangle in the original position, you can use the Copies box to place a copy of the object in the new position. In order to do so, type 1  in the copies box and click Aplly. A copy of the rectangle will be placed in the new position:

If you want to get more copies of the object (rectangle) just type the number in the Copies box. Keep in mind that the transformation / rotation will be applied to the copies: in the image below, the first copy of the rectangle is rotated with 45 deg relative to the initial rectangle; the second copy is rotated with 45 deg. relative to the first copy of the object (and with 90 deg relative to the initial object).