Doc: Describe using Alt and Shift modifiers in Form Editor

...when resizing items

Fixes: QDS-2034
Change-Id: I4b4589a19c3c0ca96d6f8a80c7e4a3cc03731690
Reviewed-by: Aleksei German <aleksei.german@qt.io>
Reviewed-by: Thomas Hartmann <thomas.hartmann@qt.io>
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You design applications in the \uicontrol {Form Editor} by placing items You design applications in the \uicontrol {Form Editor} by placing items
into it. into it.
\image qmldesigner-form-editor.png "Form Editor view"
\section1 Resizing Items
When you select items in the \uicontrol {Form Editor}, selection handles
appear around their edges and in their corners. You can drag the selection
handles to resize items.
\if defined(qtdesignstudio)
To have the resizing done from the center of the selected item instead from
its edges, press \key Alt.
To preserve the image aspect ratio while resizing when using the corner
handles, press \key Shift. This also works on items that are anchored
using left, right, top, or bottom anchors.
To both resize from the center of the item and preserve the aspect ratio,
press \key Alt+Shift.
\endif
\section1 Snapping to Parent and Sibling Items \section1 Snapping to Parent and Sibling Items
When you are working on a design, you can use snapping to align When you are working on a design, you can use snapping to align