Change the Size of Drawing Objects

This procedure is used to change the size of items.

Procedure

1. Start the procedure by either:

   • selecting the Scale option in the Modify group of the Home tab. without selecting any objects, or

   • selecting the object(s) to be re-sized on The Drawing Page, then selecting Scale from the shortcut menu.

2. If the first method of starting the procedure was followed, the command prompt will display:

   Select symbols for scaling:

   Select the object or objects to be re-sized.

   If the second method of starting the procedure was selected, the objects will already have been selected.

3. The command prompt will display:

   Get X Scale Factor <1>:

   Enter the factor by which the objects are to be scaled (re-sized) in the X-axis. For example, if they are to be doubled in width, enter 2.

4. The command prompt will then display:

   Get Y Scale Factor <2>:

   Enter the factor by which the objects are to be scaled (re-sized) in the Y-axis. For example, if they are to be doubled in height, enter 2.

   The selected objects are then re-sized as specified and the command ends.