Resize Elements

Resize handles

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

• Use the resize handles that appear at each corner and side to resize the element(s) by dragging with the mouse (the cursor switches to the double-ended arrow as shown in the image to the left)
• Press and hold ( Ctrl )  and use the arrow keys to resize by increments as required
• Use the Wider, Narrower, Taller and Shorter options in the Element | Move submenu
• Autosize selected element(s) using the option in the Element | Appearance submenu, or by pressing
  ( Alt+Z ) . (With multiple elements selected, Autosize also appears in the right-click context menu)
• Set multiple elements to the same height, width or both, using these options in the Element | Make Same submenu, or the options in the right-click context menu.

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 the context menu. When you select multiple elements using ( Ctrl ) +click, then resize the dimensions, the dimensions of the selected hatched object are used to set the dimensions of the other selected objects.

For example, in the diagram below, the Message Class height and width are used to set the height and width of the Account and Message Folder Classes. The aim is to make the Account and Message Folder elements the same height and width as the Message element.

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Set one element to the required size (for example, Message as above)

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Select all other elements (for example, Account and Message Folder as above)

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Right-click on the pre-sized element (for example, Message)

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Select your resizing option (such as same height, width) from the context menu