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Resize Elements

You can change the size of an element, or of several elements in a group, using the cursor or various menu options.

Change size of elements

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Resize using handles

Select an element or group of elements in the diagram view, then:

·(Single element) With the mouse, drag the resize handles that appear at each corner and side, to resize the element (the cursor switches to the double-ended arrow as shown in the image)
·Press and hold Ctrl and use the arrow keys to resize elements by increments; to make elements:
·Wider - press Ctrl+"
·Narrower - press Ctrl+!
·Taller - press Ctrl+$
·Shorter - press Ctrl+#
 
·Autosize selected element(s) to their default size using Element | Appearance | Autosize, or by pressing Alt+Z
 
If you select multiple elements, Autosize is also available in the right-click context menu for the elements

 

 

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Resize a Set of Objects to a specific size

If you right-click a selected set of objects, you can resize them to the same dimensions (height, width or both) using  context menu options.

When you select multiple elements using Ctrl+click, you can right-click and select options that use the dimensions of the last-selected (hatched) object to set the dimensions of the other selected objects.

For example, in the diagram to the left, the Message Class height and width are used to set the height and width of the Account and Message Folder Classes.

The steps are:

1.Set one element to the required size (for example, Message).
2.Select that element and the elements to resize (for example, Account and Message Folder).
3.Right-click on the pre-sized element (Message).
4.Select the appropriate resizing option (Same Height, Same Width, or Same Height and Width).

 

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