Position and Size

Resizes or moves the selected object.

To access this command...

Choose Format - Position and Size - Position and Size tab.


Position

Specify the location of the selected object on the page.

Position X

Enter the horizontal distance that you want to move the object relative to the base point selected in the grid.

Position Y

Enter the vertical distance that you want to move the object relative to the base point selected in the grid.

Base point

Click a base point in the grid, and then enter the amount that you want to shift the object relative to the base point that you selected in the Position Y and Position X boxes. The base points correspond to the selection handles on an object.

Size

Specify the amount by which you want to resize the selected object with respect to the selected base point .

Width

Enter a width for the selected object.

Height

Enter a height for the selected object.

Keep ratio

Maintains proportions when you resize the selected object.

Base point

Click a base point in the grid, and then enter the new size dimensions for the selected object in the Width and Height boxes.

Protect

Position

Prevents changes to the position or the size of the selected object.

Size

Prevents you from resizing the object.

Adapt

Specifies, if the size of a drawing object should be adjusted to fit the size of entered text.

Fit width to text

Expands the width of the object to the width of the text, if the object is smaller than the text.

Fit height to text

Expands the height of the object to the height of the text, if the object is smaller than the text.