Section 9: Altering Cut Lines
Though you now know how to add lines to image with your drawing tools, you may also wish to alter your library images by removing specific lines or rotating certain parts of your image (rather than the entire image).
- Select your image after you have sized it to your liking so that a blue box surrounds your selected image
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Go to the Edit menu and select "Ungroup" OR Click on the
 Ungroup button found along the top toolbar icons OR right-click on the image and select "Ungroup"
- Click outside of the shape so that the blue box disappears and your entire shape is no longer selected
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Click on any desired line part in your image you wish to alter. Selected lines will be shown in blue and have the resizing tools available, and when clicked on again will show the rotation tools.
Note that pressing the "Tab" button will move you from one line to the next if you are having problems selecting the right one.
Now you may alter your image to your liking by rotating or deleting lines within your image. Remember, if the line is connected, it's all or nothing.
In the example above we have removed the ladybug's spots and rotated the smile upside-down. You would be sad too if you were a ladybug and all your spots were taken away.
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When finished with your adjustments, you may draw a line around your image by left-clicking above and to the left of your image and while holding your left mouse button down, dragging your mouse toward the bottom right.
When you have completely surrounded your image with this drawn grey selection box...
Release your left mouse button and your entire image will be selected.
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Go to the Edit menu and select "Group" OR Click on the
 Group button found along the top toolbar icons OR right-click on the image and select "Group"
You may also alter the image orientation to face another direction or reverse your cut lines.
- Select your image
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Right-click on the selected image and select "Mirror"
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Determine whether you want a "Horizontal Mirror" (flipped right to left)
...or a "Vertical Mirror" (upside down)
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