Editing objects, layout parts, and the layout background > Resizing and reshaping objects
 
Resizing and reshaping objects
1. In Layout mode, select one or more objects.
2. Drag one of the selection handles to change the object’s shape and size.
 
To
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.
•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
Press Ctrl (Windows) or Option (OS X) 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.
Click a Resize button in the Arrange & Align area of the Position Position tab in the Inspector.
If you don’t see the Inspector, click Inspector Inspector button in the layout bar.
Resize the selected objects, keeping the difference in their lengths or widths the same.
Press Ctrl+Shift (Windows) or Option-Shift (OS X) as you drag a handle.
Precisely resize the selection
Use the rulers, guides and dynamic guides, grid, and Position area of the Position Position tab in the Inspector. See Using tools to precisely position objects.
Override the grid when dragging a handle
Press Alt (Windows) or Command (OS X) 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.
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Formatting graphics on a layout
Removing blank spaces in printouts
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