10.2

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Resizing boxes
You can resize any box by modifying the size of its bounding box. A bounding box is
a nonprinting, rectangular shape that encloses every box. The box's item handles
demarcate the bounding box. The best way to view the bounding box clearly is to use
the Item tool to select item handles on a Bézier box.
You can resize active boxes using any of the following methods:
Select the Item tool or a Content tool and move the mouse pointer over a
selected box's item handle to display the Resizing pointer. Click and drag the handle
to a new location to reduce or enlarge the box. Press Shift to maintain the box's aspect
ratio. Press Option/Alt to resize the box from the center. Press Command/Ctrl to resize
the box contents along with the box.
Enter values in the W and H fields of the Home/Classic or Space/Align tabs of the
Measurements palette to change the width and height, and then press Return/Enter.
(Windows only) Choose Item > Modify (Command+M/Ctrl+M), and then click the
Box tab. Enter values in the Width and Height fields to precisely change the size of
a box, and then click OK.
You can lock a box's proportions, so that you don't have to press Shift to maintain the
aspect ratio. For more information, see "Locking box and picture proportions."
Locking box and picture proportions
To lock the selected box's proportions, display the Home/Classic tab of the
Measurements palette and click the proportion lock control next to the W and H
fields. If this control is locked, QuarkXPress maintains the item's aspect ratio during
resizing operations. On Windows, you can also lock box proportions in the Box tab of
the Modify dialog box.
The proportion lock controls in the unlocked (top) and locked (bottom) states
To lock the proportions of the picture in the selected box, display the Home/Classic
tab of the Measurements palette and click the proportion lock control next to the
X% and Y% fields. If this control is locked, QuarkXPress maintains the picture's aspect
ratio during resizing operations. On Windows, you can also lock box proportions in
the Picture tab of the Modify dialog box.
To use the proportion-locking feature with the Item Find/Change feature, display the
Box or Picture tab of the Item Find/Change palette (Edit menu), then check or
uncheck Proportions in the Find What or Change To area.
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