Start/End Points The first two boxes, X and Y, show the coordi- nates of the object’s reference point. To resize an object by moving the reference point, type new coordinates for the reference point. The next two boxes, X' and Y', show the coordinates of one of the corner points on the object (or the object’s bounding box). The point is the upper-right corner when the reference point is the lower-left corner. The point is the lower-right corner when the reference point is the upper-left corner. The point is the lower-left corner when the ref- erence point is the upper-right corner. The point is the upper-left cor- ner when the reference point is the lower-right corner. For a line, you cannot select a reference point. The X and Y boxes always indicate the starting point of the line and the X' and Y' boxes always indicate the end point of the line. To resize an object, type new coordinates for this point. Distance and Angle The first two boxes show the X Y coordinates of a line’s start point. This is only available when a line is selected. The second two boxes show the line’s length and angle. You can change these values to change the length, angle, or position of the line. A representation of the angle is given in the reference point box.
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