There are several ways in which you might want to edit the vector objects you have created (see Creating a vector object).
These fall into three categories:
Adjustment of the object’s size, position, shape and alignment.
Changing the color, transparency, border properties, etc. of the object.
Manipulating, adding and deleting control points to change the shape of the object.
Before you can proceed with editing you must select one or more of the vector objects. To do this click on the Select Curves tool in the Vector tools box.
Various dialogs and tool boxes are displayed. (These will be dealt with later.)
Select one (or more) of the vector objects by dragging your mouse around the relevant object (or objects) and then releasing the mouse. Alternatively, move the cross pointer till it turns to a hand over the object and then click once. Since you will often have several objects in close proximity, or even overlapping, this latter method is a useful way of pinpointing the object to be selected. A box is placed round the object to indicate that it has been selected. You can now edit proceed to edit the selected object in various ways.
For information on how to edit an object’s size, position and shape, see Vector objects: size, position, shape.
For information on how to alter color properties, see Vector objects: Fill options.
For information on how to manipulate control points to alter the shape of the object, see Vector objects: Modifying.