Resizing Objects with Your Mouse

Using your mouse is probably the fastest way to resize individual objects unless they have to be an exact size. You have already done some of this when you adjusted the size of some of the objects you created.

Resizing lines

You can adjust the length of a line and also the angle. When you resize a line, you can force the line to a horizontal, vertical, or 45° angle position.

To resize a line

1. Select the line:

2. Place the mouse pointer on one of the two sizing handles. The pointer will change to:

3. Hold the left mouse button down and drag the sizing handle to the point where you want the line to end.

To create a horizontal, vertical, or 45° line as you resize

1. Select the line.

2. Press and hold it down.

3. Place the mouse pointer on one of the two sizing handles. The pointer will change to.

4. Hold the left mouse button down and drag the handle up or down until your line is oriented in the direction you want.

5. Adjust the length of your line. Then release your mouse button. Do not release until after you release your mouse button.

Resizing other objects

The selection boxes for text boxes, data fields, shapes and images have eight sizing handles, so you can stretch the object in any direction. You can resize them freely or you can maintain their original proportions as you resize.

To resize an object

1. Select the object you want to resize.

2. Place the mouse pointer over one of the green sizing handles. The pointer will change to:

  • The top and bottom handles adjust the height of the object.

  • The side handles adjust the width of the object.

  • The corner handles adjust the height and width simultaneously.

3. Hold the left mouse button down and drag the pointer to adjust the size. To resize the object proportionally, press while you resize the object.

4. When the object is the size you want, release the mouse button.

Note:

When resizing text boxes or data fields, make sure your mouse pointer is on one of the square green sizing handles and not the smaller, diamond-shaped indent or dedent handles.