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Resize a picture

How you adjust the size and proportions of a picture depends on whether it's a background picture (watermark) or a picture that uses an image control, unbound object frame, or bound object frame.

1. Open a form, report, or data access page in Design view.

2. Do one of the following:

   Adjust the size of a background picture on a form or report

   1. Double-click the form selector or report selector to open the property sheet.
   2. Click the Format tab, and in the PictureSizeMode property box, click one of the following settings:
      • Clip    Displays the picture at actual size. If the picture is larger than the form or report, the image is cut off.
      • Stretch    Sizes the picture to fit within the form or report. This setting may distort the image.
      • Zoom    Displays the picture in its entirety after sizing it to fill either the height or width of the form or report. This setting won't distort the image.

   Note  To fill the background with multiple copies of the picture, set the PictureTiling property to Yes and the PictureSizeMode property to Clip.

   Adjust the size of a picture displayed in an image control, unbound object frame, or bound object frame on a form or report

   1. Make sure that the image control, unbound object frame, or bound object frame is selected.
   2. Click Properties on the toolbar to display the property sheet.
   3. Click the Format tab, and in the SizeMode property box, click one of the following settings:
      • Clip    Displays the picture at actual size. If the picture is larger than the area within the control, the image is cut off.
      • Stretch    Sizes the picture to fit the area within the control. This setting may distort the image.
      • Zoom    Displays the picture in its entirety after sizing it to fill either the height or width of the area within the control. This setting won't distort the image.

   Adjust the size of a picture displayed in an image control on a data access page

   1. Select the image control.
   2. Click Properties on the toolbar to display the property sheet.
   3. In the Height and Width property boxes, type the number of pixels (px), centimeters (cm), inches (in), or points (pt) that you want for the height and width of the image that is displayed in the image control.

   Tip

   To resize the image control so that its height and width match the dimensions of the picture, point to Size on the Format menu and click To Fit.