Change the size and position of objects

Change the size or shape of objectsA part of a picture, including shapes, text boxes, lines, or animations, that can be edited individually. for a better fit within a picture. Change the location of objects on the canvasThe white area on the workspace that represents the printable portion of the picture. For Web pages, the canvas contains what is published to the Web. to alter the composition of a picture.

You can change the size or shape of an object by:

• Trimming it to remove a section.
• Cutting out a section to change emphasis or to use as an object in another picture.
• Dragging the resize handleA location on the outline of a selected object, indicated by a yellow circle. Resize handles occupy the four corners and midpoints of the outline, and are used to resize the object horizontally, vertically, and proportionally..

You can change the position of an object by:

• Dragging the object to a new location.
• Selecting multiple objects to move as a single group.
• Aligning objects to a left, right, top, or bottom boundary.