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Resizing Controls and Objects

At times, you may wish to resize the data entry controls and objects that you've placed on the data entry form. Although there are several different types of controls and objects, the basic process of increasing or decreasing the size of each of these form elements is the same.

The following methods are available: 

ClosedTo resize a control or object using your mouse

When resizing objects using the mouse, the behavior of an object will vary based on whether or not BarTender's snap behavior is enabled. When a snap behavior is enabled, BarTender will automatically assist you in aligning the object's size based on other objects, ruler division marks, and the data entry form grid. For more information, refer to Object Snapping.

  1. Click on the control or object you want to resize to select it.

  2. Position the pointer cursor over one of the four corner handles to resize both height and width. Alternatively, to resize in only one direction, position the pointer over one of the side handles, or over the top-center or bottom-center handle.

  3. Click and hold the primary mouse button.

  4. Drag the selected handle until the object is the size you want.

  5. Release the mouse button.

Some data entry controls may only allow resizing in one direction, either the height or the width. In this case, the corner handles are not enabled for dragging and you can only choose the top or bottom handles (for resizing the height) or the right or left handles (for resizing the width).

ClosedTo resize a control or object using the Properties dialog

  1. Double-click on the control or object to open its Control Properties dialog or Object Properties dialog, respectively. Alternatively, select Properties from the control's or object's context menu.

  2. In the left Navigation Pane, select the appropriate property page for the height and/or width properties.

  3. Specify the height and/or width size you want.

  4. Click Close to close the Properties dialog.

The property page that includes the height and/or width properties is generally the "control type property page" or the "object type property page". For example, the height and width properties of the Text Input Box control can be found on the Text Input Box property page.