Resize an image – Nisus Writer Pro User Manual

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Resize an Image

1. Select the image by clicking on it.

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When you have Show Invisibles turned on (as explained on 372), your images display a perimeter box
the color of your invisibles. When you select the image, the box disappears and is replaced by the
selection lines with handles inside the corners. If you make the image a floating image, the handles
appear outside the corners. These variations are illustrated in Figure 168.

Figure 168

An image, inline, not selected with Bounding Box shown; then selected; then floating & selected with Show Invisibles turned

on

2. Drag any of the four blue square handles that appear (on the corners) so that the image

acquires the size and shape you want.

3. Press

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as you drag one of the corners to force the image to retain its aspect ratio.

Figure 169

The image in Figure 168 resized (smaller) with aspect ratio maintained; then (larger) without aspect ratio maintained

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When you select a resized image and

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Click, or Right-Click a contextual menu appears with the

commands: Restore Original Size, Restore Original Proportions and Add Caption To Image.

You can also use the Shape Metrics palette to adjust the width and height of selected inline

images. This is explained in detail beginning on page 180.

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