Resize or crop graphics

1. Select the drawing canvas.

2. On the Drawing Canvas toolbar, do one of the following:

   • To make the drawing canvas boundary larger without changing the size of the objects on the canvas, click Expand .

   • To make the drawing canvas boundary fit tightly around the drawing objects or pictures, click Fit .

   • To scale the drawing and make the objects and canvas proportionately smaller or larger, click Scale Drawing , and then drag the edges of the canvas.

1. Position the mouse pointer over one of the sizing handles.
2. Drag the sizing handle until the object is the shape and size you want.

   To increase or decrease the size in one or more directions, drag the mouse away from or toward the center, while doing one of the following:

   • To keep the center of an object in the same place, hold down CTRL while dragging the mouse.
   • To maintain the object's proportions, drag one of the corner sizing handles.

   • To maintain the proportions while keeping the center in the same place, hold down CTRL while dragging one of the corner sizing handles.

You can crop any picture except an animated GIF picture by using the Crop command. To crop an animated GIF, trim the picture in an animated GIF editing program, and then insert the picture again.

1. Select the picture you want to crop.
2. On the Picture toolbar, click Crop .
3. Position the cropping tool over a cropping handle and then do one of the following:
   • To crop one side, drag the center handle on that side inward.
   • To crop equally on two sides at once, hold down CTRL as you drag the center handle on either side inward.
   • To crop equally on all four sides at once, hold down CTRL as you drag a corner handle inward.
4. On the Picture toolbar, click Crop to turn off the Crop command.

Note  You can undo a crop at anytime before saving the picture.