Using Super Step and Repeat
Use Super Step and Repeat to quickly and easily duplicate items while rotating, scaling, or skewing them. To use Super Step and Repeat:
- Select a picture box, text box, text path, or line.
- To specify the number of times you want the item to be duplicated, enter a number from 1 to 100 in the Repeat Count field.
- To specify the horizontal placement of copies relative to the original item, enter a value in the Horizontal Offset field. A negative value places copies to the left of the original; a positive value places copies to the right of it.
- To specify the vertical placement of copies relative to the original item, enter a value in the Vertical Offset field. A negative value places copies above the original; a positive value places copies below it.
- To rotate each duplicated item, specify the rotation value for each item in degrees in the Angle field. For example, if you enter 10, the first duplicated item will be rotated 10 degrees from the original item; the second duplicated item will be rotated 20 degrees from the original item; and so on. The rotation is counterclockwise from the original item.
- To specify the thickness of either the final duplicated frame (for a picture box or text box), or the final duplicated line (for a text path or line), enter a point value in the End Frame/Line Width or End Line Width field.
- When duplicating a box or a line, enter a value from 0% to 100% in the End Box Shade or End Line Shade field to specify the background color shade in the final duplicated box or the line color shade of the final duplicated text path or line.
- When duplicating a box that has a blended background, the End Box Shade 2 field is enabled. Enter a value from 0% to 100% in the End Box Shade 2 field to specify the second background shade for the blend in the final duplicated box.
- To specify the scale of the final duplicated picture box, text box, text path, or line, enter a value from 1% to 1000% in the End Item Scale or End Line Scale field.
- To skew a duplicated box, enter a value from 75° to –75° in the End Item Skew field to specify the skew or slant of the final duplicated box.
- To scale the contents of a picture box, text box, or text path scaled to fit the duplicate boxes, check Scale Contents.
- To specify the point around which rotation or scaling will take place for the item, choose an option from the Rotate & Scale Relative To drop-down menu. Note that Selected Point is available as a choice in the Rotate & Scale Relative To drop-down menu only when a point on a Bezier item is selected.
- Click OK.
Parent topic: Super Step and Repeat XTensions software