Resizing fields
You can resize a selected field by:
� dragging the field's sizing handles
� using the arrow keys with Shift
To shorten the field by moving the bottom up, press Shift and the up arrow. To lengthen the field by moving the bottom down, press Shift and the down arrow. To narrow the field by moving the right edge to the left, press Shift and the left arrow key. To widen the field by moving the right edge to the right, press Shift and the right arrow key.
� using the commands in the Arrange > Size submenu
You can scale the field horizontally and vertically by specified percentages, size the field to fit the grid, size a field containing multiple items to fit the tallest, shortest, widest, or narrowest item, or size a picture or icon field to fit the actual size of the picture or icon.
� changing the values at "Height" and "Width" on the Field Attributes form.
This allows you to specify exact values.
Enabling autoresizing
You can also use the Field Attribute form's Move tab to specify whether a field should be automatically resized when users resize the form. This is most useful for graphics fields.
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Do this |
leave the field at the original size |
Select "Leave" at both "Horizontal" and "Vertical". |
make the field resize as the form is resized |
Select "Resize" at both "Horizontal" and "Vertical". If you select "Resize" just once, the field will be distorted as it resizes. |
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