Scaling and cropping OLEobject blocks

You can resize an OLEobject block by scaling or cropping it. When you scale an OLEobject block, the text within the block is also scaled. When the dimensions of the OLEobject block are much larger than the text, you can adjust the size of the block by cropping its sides. The size of the text within the block is not affected by this action.

To scale an OLEobject block manually

1.    Click the OLEobject block.

2.    Point to one of the block handles.

3.    Drag until the block is the size you want.

4.    Click outside the OLEobject block to return to Embed.

To scale an OLEobject block using the Properties dialog box

1.    Right-click the OLEobject block.

2.    In the drop-down menu, choose Properties.

The Properties dialog box appears.

3.    Click the View tab.

To scale the block with respect to its original size, activate the Relative To Original Size option

1.    In the Scale box, select the scaling factor.

2.    Click Apply to preview the new size.

3.    Click OK to make the change permanent.

To crop an OLEobject block manually

1.    Double-click the OLEobject block.

2.    Point to one of the block handles.

3.    Drag until the block is the size you want.

4.    Click outside the OLEobject block to return to Embed.

To reset the size of an OLEobject block

You can use this method when you cropped the OLEobject block or when you scaled in manually.

1.    Right-click the OLEobject block.

2.    From the drop-down menu, choose Reset Size.