Using the Symbol Sizer tool


    Use the Symbol Sizer tool to increase or decrease the size of symbol instances in an existing symbol set.

To change the size of symbol instances:

    Select the Symbol Sizer tool Symbol Sizer tool and do one of the following:

    • Click or drag in the set where you want to increase the size of the symbol instances.
    • Hold down Alt (Windows) or Option (Mac OS), and click or drag where you want to decrease the size of the symbol instances.
    • Hold down Shift as you click or drag to preserve the density of the symbol instances while resizing.

To set options for the Symbol Sizer tool:

  1. Open the Symbolism Tools Options dialog box, and set the general options as desired. (See Setting options for symbolism tools.)
  2. Click the symbol sizer icon in the dialog box.
  3. Select Proportional Resizing if you want to keep each symbol instance shape uniform as you resize.
  4. Select Resizing Affects Density to move symbol instances away from each other when they are scaled up and move them toward each other when they are scaled down.
  5. Choose an option from the Method pop-up menu, and click OK:
    • User Defined to gradually increase or decrease the size.
    • Random to modify the scale randomly in the area under the cursor.
    • Average to gradually smooth out the sizes of the symbol instances.