Resizing Objects

You can resize graphics objects, components and groups in the work area. There are two resizing methods:

• General resizing: Whatever is enclosed by a selection rectangle is resized
• Resizing to same value: The selected graphics object, component, or group is resized to the same size as another graphics object, component or group. The size can be compared in three different ways:

  • Same width: Resize the width of the graphics object, component, or group to the width of another graphics object, component, or group.

  • Same height: Resize the height of the graphics object, component, or group to the height of another graphics object, component, or group.

  • Same width and height: This action resizes the width and height of the graphics object, component, or group to the width and height of another graphics object, component, or group.

You resize an object to modify the size of the object.

To resize an object:

1. In Graphics Editor, in the work area, select the object you want to resize.
2. Click the border of the selection rectangle and drag until the object has the size you want.

NOTE: Pulling the “handles” at any of the corners of the rectangle affects the scaling both horizontally and vertically. Pressing Shift while resizing makes the scaling proportional, that is, resizes the object horizontally and vertically..

You can resize an object to the same value to transform the object to the same size as another object.

To resize an object to the same size:

1. In Graphics Editor, in the work area, select the objects you want to align.
2. Press Ctrl while selecting the object you want to use as a size template.
   

   NOTE: The last selected object is used as a size template. The size template is enclosed in a blue rectangle.

3. On the Options toolbar, click the Resize button and then click the resize option you want: Same width, Same height, or Same width and height.