The page margins in the drawing area are also represented on the rulers. You can change the
margins directly on the rulers by dragging them with the mouse. The margin area is indicated by
the grayed out area on the rulers as shown in Figure 3.
To modify the measurement units of the rulers, which can be defined independently, right-click on
the desired ruler, as illustrated for the horizontal ruler in Figure 4.
The default position of the zero for each of the rulers is located in the top left corner of the page
where the left and top margins start. This zero position can be adjusted by clicking in the top left
corner of the workspace (Figure 3) where the horizontal and vertical rulers meet and dragging to a
new zero position.
Status bar
The Status bar is located at the bottom of the Draw window and includes several Draw-specific
fields.
• Information area shows which action is being carried out, or which object type is selected.
• Position and Object size show different information depending on whether objects are
selected or not.
– When no object is selected, the position numbers show the current position (X and Y
coordinates) of the mouse cursor.
– When an object is selected and being resized with the mouse, the object size numbers
show the size of the object (width and height).
Note
The sizes are given in the current measurement unit (not to be confused with the ruler
units). This measurement unit is defined in Tools > Options > LibreOffice Draw >
General.
– If an object is selected, the position numbers shows the X and Y coordinates of the
upper-left corner and the object size number pair displays the size of the object. These
numbers do not relate to the object itself, but to the selection outline, which is the
smallest possible rectangle that can contain the visible part or parts of the object; see
Chapter 3 Working with Objects and Object Points for more information.
– When an object is selected, a double-click in either of these areas opens the Position
and Size dialog; see Chapter 4 Changing Object Attributes for more information.
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