In the System Settings window, click the “Multitasking” tab over on the left. In the Settings window, click the “System” category. Whatever your preference, it’s easy to turn Snap Assist off if you don’t like it.Ĭlick Start and then click the cog icon (or just hit Windows+I) to open Settings. Some people love the Snap Assist feature and others feel like it interrupts the flow of their work. That’s Snap Assist and if you don’t like it, you can turn it off.
When you snap a window to one side of the screen, Windows presents a thumbnail view of other open windows that you can use to fill the other half. Drag a window to the corner or side of your screen and Windows automatically resizes it to fill that space. When working with polygons, you might find it useful to reduce their editing points.Snapping windows is a great feature. Point reductionĭefines the angle for point reduction. Release the key when the desired rotation angle is reached. If you want to rotate an object outside the defined angle, press the Shift key when rotating.
Specifies that graphic objects can only be rotated within the rotation angle that you selected in the When rotating control. When the Extend edges box is not marked, a square or a circle will be created based on the shorter side or diameter. This also applies to an ellipse (a circle will be created based on the longest diameter of the ellipse). Specifies that a square is created based on the longer side of a rectangle when the Shift key is pressed before you release the mouse button. You can temporarily deactivate this setting by pressing the Shift key. Specifies that graphic objects are restricted vertically, horizontally or diagonally (45°) when creating or moving them. Constrain Objects When creating or moving objects LibreOffice Impress snaps to a snap point if the mouse pointer is nearer than the distance selected in the Snap range control. Snap rangeĭefines the snap distance between the mouse pointer and the object contour. In a presentation or drawing document, this function can also be accessed with the Snap to Object Points Snap to Object Points Snap to Object Points icon in the Options bar. This only applies if the cursor or a contour line of the graphics object is in the snap range. Specifies whether to align the contour of the graphic object to the points of the nearest graphic object.
In a presentation or drawing document, this function can also be accessed with the Snap to Object Border Snap to Object Border Snap to Object Border icon in the Options bar. Specifies whether to align the contour of the graphic object to the border of the nearest graphic object. In a presentation or drawing document, this function can also be accessed with the Snap to Page Margins Snap to Page Margins Snap to Page Margins icon in the Options bar. The cursor or a contour line of the graphics object must be in the snap range. Specifies whether to align the contour of the graphic object to the nearest page margin. You can also define this setting by using the Snap to Snap Lines Snap to Snap Lines Snap to Snap Lines icon, which is available in the Options bar in a presentation or drawing document. Snaps the edge of a dragged object to the nearest snap line when you release the mouse. There are additional commands on the context menu of a page: The resolution and subdivision for the X and Y axes remain the same. Specifies whether to change the current grid settings symmetrically. Specify the number of intermediate spaces between grid points on the Y-axis. Specify the number of intermediate spaces between grid points on the X-axis. Verticalĭefines the grid points spacing in the desired unit of measurement on the Y-axis. Defines the unit of measure for the spacing between grid points on the X-axis.