Resizing and reshaping objects
- In Layout mode, select one or more objects.
- Drag one of the selection handles to change the object’s shape and size.
- Force the height and width of a two-dimensional object to be equal (for example, a rectangle becomes a square, or an oval becomes a circle)
- Constrain a line to horizontal or vertical
- Constrain the direction you drag to 45-degree increments when you resize a line
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Do this |
Change only the height or width of a two-dimensional object (for example, fields, rectangles, ovals, fields, or imported graphics) |
Drag a handle that appears in the center of the object’s border. |
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Press Ctrl (Windows) or Option (macOS) as you drag a handle. |
Resize the selected objects, keeping their proportions |
Press Shift as you drag a handle. |
Resize the selected objects to match all widths (or all heights) to the smallest (or largest) object, in one step. |
In the Inspector, click a Resize button in the Arrange & Align area of the Position tab. |
Resize the selected objects, keeping the difference in their lengths or widths the same. |
Press Ctrl+Shift (Windows) or Option-Shift (macOS) as you drag a handle. |
Precisely resize the selection |
In the Inspector, use the Position area of the Position tab. Or use the rulers, guides and dynamic guides, and grid. See Positioning objects on a layout. |
Override the grid when dragging a handle |
Press Alt (Windows) or Command (macOS) as you drag a handle. See Using the rulers and grid. |
Notes
- You can allow objects to resize automatically when the FileMaker Pro window is resized. See Setting auto-resize options for layout objects.