<table border="0" cellpadding="20px" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tr><td><div class="breadcrumbs"><a href="1_9_4_1.html" title="Adjusting position">Previous</a> | <a href="1_9_4_3.html" title="Adjusting rotation and opacity">Next</a> | <a href="1_9_0_0.html">Adding Titles</a> > <a href="1_9_4_0.html">Changing text and graphic layout</a></div><h4 class="head2">Adjusting scale</h4><hr /><ol><p class="paragraph">You can scale the size of text by using this method only if you did not initially create a text box. If you created a text box, this method scales only the text box. To scale the text in the text box, you must change the font size. (See <a href="1_9_2_4.html">Changing text attributes</a>.)</p></ol><p class="headstep">To scale text and shapes:</p><ol><li class="numberstep" type="1" value="1">Select the element. (Shift-click to select multiple elements.)</li><li class="numberstep" type="1" value="2">Do one of the following:</li><ul><li class="bullet" type="disc">To scale the height or width, drag the appropriate corner or side point for the selected shape. To constrain the element proportions, hold down Shift as you drag the corner and side points.</li><li class="bullet" type="disc">To scale and constrain the aspect ratio, hold down Shift as you drag any element's corner points. </li><li class="bullet" type="disc">To scale from the center, Alt-drag any element's corner points.</li><li class="bullet" type="disc">To set scale values and specify if scale is uniform or not, choose Title > Transform > Scale, specify the values you want, and click OK.</li></ul></ol><hr /><div class="breadcrumbs"><a href="1_9_4_1.html" title="Adjusting position">Previous</a> | <a href="1_9_4_3.html" title="Adjusting rotation and opacity">Next</a> | <a href="#top">Top</a> | <a href="1_9_0_0.html">Adding Titles</a> > <a href="1_9_4_0.html">Changing text and graphic layout</a></div></td></tr></table>
