- Locating and Inserting Clip Art
- Inserting a Picture
- Adding a Quick Style to a Picture
- Applying a Shape to a Picture
- Applying Picture Effects
- Applying a Border to a Picture
- Modifying Picture Brightness and Contrast
- Recoloring a Picture
- Modifying Picture Size
- Cropping and Rotating a Picture
- Creating WordArt Text
- Formatting WordArt Text
- Modifying WordArt Text Position
- Creating SmartArt Graphics
- Formatting a SmartArt Graphic
- Modifying a SmartArt Graphic
- Creating an Organization Chart
- Modifying an Organization Chart
- Inserting and Creating a Chart
- Changing a Chart Type
- Changing a Chart Layout Style
- Changing Chart Titles
- Changing Chart Labels
- Editing Chart Data
- Sharing Information Between Programs
- Linking and Embedding Objects
- Flagging Documents for Follow Up
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This chapter is from the book
This chapter is from the book
Modifying Picture Size
Once you have inserted a picture, clip art and other objects into your document, you can adapt them to meet your needs. Like any object, you can resize a picture. You can use the sizing handles to quickly resize a picture or use height and width options in the Size section on the Size, Rotation, and Ordering panel to resize a picture more precisely. If you want to set unique or multiple options at the same time, you can use the Format Picture dialog box. These options allow you to make sure your pictures keep the same relative proportions as the original and lock size proportions.
Resize a Picture
Click the object you want to resize.
Drag one of the sizing handles to increase or decrease the object’s size.- Drag a middle handle to resize the object up, down, left, or right.
- Drag a corner handle to resize the object proportionally.
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Resize a Picture Precisely
- Click the object you want to resize.
- Click the Formatting Palette tab on the Toolbox.
Click the Size, Rotation, and Ordering panel to expand it.
Click the up and down arrows or enter a number (in inches) in the Height and Width boxes under Size (in), and then press Return.If the Lock aspect ratio check box is selected, height or width automatically changes when you change one of them.
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Precisely Scale a Picture
- Click the object you want to resize.
- Click the Formatting Palette tab on the Toolbox.
- Click the Picture panel to expand it.
- Click the Format button.
Click Size in the left panel.
To keep the picture proportional, select the Lock aspect ratio check box.
To keep the picture the same relative size, select the Relative to original picture size check box.
Click the up and down arrows or enter a number in the Height and Width boxes in one of the following:- Size. Enter a height and width size in inches.
- Scale. Enter a percentage size.
If the Lock aspect ratio check box is selected, height or width automatically changes when you change one of them.
Click OK.
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