Resizing pictures

You may find that pictures do not appear in your document at exactly the required size. To change the size:

  1. Display the selection box by clicking in the picture.
  2. Point at the bottom right-hand selection handle. The pointer will change into a four way arrow.
  3. Drag the picture to the new size using the mouse button. This will resize the picture while preserving its aspect ratio, i.e. it will not be distorted by this process.
  4. If you do not want to preserve the aspect ratio of the picture, drag and resize by pressing Ctrl-left mouse button.

Stretching or shrinking the picture

You may stretch or shrink the picture along one axis by:

  1. Display the selection box by clicking in the picture.
  2. Point at the selection handle in the middle of the top or bottom to change the vertical dimension or the left or right to change the horizontal.
  3. The pointer will change into a two way arrow.
  4. Drag away from the picture to stretch it or into the picture to shrink it.
  5. When you release the mouse button the picture will appear in its new size and shape.