Setting up Your Document > Working with pages > Modifying, resizing, and rotating pages

 

Modifying, resizing, and rotating pages

You can modify page attributes. To resize and rotate pages, you use the Page tool.

To modify a page:

1

Alt-double-click (Windows) or Option-double-click (Macintosh) the page to open the Modify Page dialog box.

2

Do any of the following:

Select a new page size from the pop-up menu. To create a custom size, select Custom from the pop-up menu and enter the dimensions in the text boxes.

Select a new page orientation.

Enter a new bleed size in the text box.

Select a master page from the Make a Child from a Master Page pop-up menu, if one is available.

3

Click OK.

To snap a page to the grid while resizing it:

1

Verify that View > Grid > Snap to Grid is selected.

2

Click the Page tool in the Tools panel.

3

Click the page you wish to resize to display its selection handles.

4

Drag a corner, top, or side handle. To resize the page proportionately, hold down Shift while you drag.

To rotate a page:

1

Click the Page tool in the Tools panel.

2

Click the page to display its selection handles.

3

Position the pointer outside the page's selection handles. The pointer changes to the Rotate pointer.

4

Drag to change the page orientation.

Note: This does not rotate the objects on the page.