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To change the position or size of an object, proceed as follows:
Changing the position of objects
To change the position of an object, click on it to select it. You can now either drag it with the mouse to the desired position or move it with the arrow keys on the keyboard.
You will also find such a handle on all objects for moving the object with the mouse. This makes it easier for you to handle small objects.
Note: By default, objects are anchored to the cell beneath their upper left corner. You can move objects at will, but when an object is dropped at its new position, it will again automatically be anchored to the cell beneath its upper left corner.
This means that an object will move down if additional rows are inserted above it, and move up, if rows above are deleted. The same happens if you change the height of rows above the object, for example.
If necessary, you can change this behavior by right-clicking on the object's frame to open the context menu and selecting the last entry Properties, whereupon a corresponding dialog box appears. Switch to the Format tab and change the option Position. For example, if you choose Independent of cell position and size, the object will no longer move down when you insert new rows above. For more information, see Object properties, Format tab.
Changing the size of objects
The size of an object can be changed as follows:
▪Dragging the handles on the selection frame
Click on the object to select it. The object will then be surrounded by a blue selection frame which also contains some round "handles". When you drag one of these handles with the mouse, the size of the object is changed accordingly. |
▪Using the dialog box
You can also resize objects via the dialog box. Right-click on the object to open the context menu and select the last entry Properties. On the Format tab, these settings can be specified exactly in numeric values. For more information on this dialog box, see Object properties, Format tab. |
▪Via the ribbon tab
If you have selected an object, you will also find input fields for the Width and Height in the group Resize on the far right of the object-specific ribbon tab. Type the desired values here or increase/reduce the values with the small arrow keys next to the input field. |
If the option Keep aspect ratio is enabled, changes in height automatically have a proportional effect on width (and vice versa). |
For OLE objects, an additional option named Keep scaling is available. If it is enabled, any changes made to the object's size within its source application will automatically affect the object in PlanMaker. If it is disabled, the object will always remain the same size in PlanMaker. (Note: Not all OLE source applications support this feature.) |
Preventing changes to the position and size of objects
By locking an object, you can prevent it from being moved or resized with the mouse or the arrow keys on the keyboard.
Select the object, right-click on it to access the context menu and then select the last entry Properties to open the dialog box. On the Properties tab, enable the option Locked.
Now the object can no longer be moved with the mouse, and it cannot be resized by dragging its boundary lines. The object also cannot be moved with the arrow keys of the keyboard. The position and size can only be changed by entering values in the dialog box.
If you disable the option Locked again, the position and size of the object can also be changed with the mouse.