Scaling Objects

You may want to decrease an object's size to make space for other objects, or to increase an object's size to occupy extra space and give the object greater emphasis. Objects can be scaled proportionately or along one dimension. You can scale any object except backdrops, banner headlines, calendar cells, and full panel borders.

To scale an object:

1.  Click the object(s) you want to scale. (To select more than one object at a time, hold down the Shift key and click each object in succession.)

2.  Choose Scale from the Arrange menu. The Scale dialog appears.

3.  Type the scaling percentage you want in the Percentage box, or click the up or down arrows to change the percentage. You can also drag the Scale slider to change the size.

4.  To scale the selected object proportionately, select the All Directions option. (This option is selected by default.)

5.  You can stretch the selected object. To stretch an object horizontally (make it wider without making it taller), select the Horizontal only option. To stretch an object vertically (make it taller without making it wider), select the Vertical only option.

NOTE: Scaling decorative, simple, and custom lines just increases line length.

6.  When you are through, click the OK button to apply the scaling, or click Cancel to discard any changes.

Refer to one of the following topics for more information:

Arrange Menu

Size to Panel