You can use the Format tab to make settings with respect to the format of the object, such as resizing it.
Available options:
▪Size section
| You can resize the object here. To do so, enter the desired Width and Height. |
| For objects that contain text (for example, text frames), you can either specify an exact fixed width and height or let TextMaker automatically adjust the size of the frame to accommodate the text that it contains. To do the latter, select the option Growing for Width or Height and enter the desired minimum and maximum values. If the option Auto is selected, the frame will always be automatically adjusted to accommodate the text it contains. |
| Note on height for text frames: Since the options Fixed (with the value to the right of it) and Growing (with the Max value to the right of it) specify a limit, a red bar will appear at the bottom of a text frame when there is no longer enough space for the text. In order for the red bar to be displayed, however, the option Overflow mark must also be enabled on the "View" tab of the dialog box of the command File | Options. |
▪Scaling section
| Alternatively you can change an object's size by specifying the width as a percentage of the original width in Horz. scaling and the height as a percentage of the original height in Vert. scaling. |
| If the option Keep aspect ratio is enabled, changes in height automatically have a proportional effect on width (and vice versa). |
| There is an additional option named Keep scaling for OLE objects. If this option is enabled, any changes made to the OLE object's size within its source application will automatically affect the object in TextMaker. If it is disabled, the object will always remain the same size in TextMaker. (Note: Not all OLE source applications support this feature.) |
▪Rotation section
| This option is only available for drawings and pictures. |
| Here, you can rotate the object. To do so, enter the angle at which you want to rotate the object clockwise. |
▪Flip section
| This option is only available for drawings and pictures. |
| Here, you can flip the object vertically or horizontally. |