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How do you stretch an object in InDesign?
Scale an object using the Scale command
- Choose Object > Transform > Scale.
- Double-click the Scale tool .
- Select the Scale tool and Alt‑click (Windows) or Option-click (Mac OS) on or near the object to select a new reference point.
How do you scale both content and frame in InDesign?
To resize proportionally, Shift-drag a corner handle of the frame. Drag Pour-over. jpg into the leftmost frame, and fit it to its frame. With overset text (the frame is too small for the text), you can double-click any handle, and the frame automatically expands.
What is the command to resize the frame and image at the same time?
Select either tool from the middle of the Tools panel, click on the graphic frame (with the black arrow key) to select it, and begin dragging a handle; both the frame and the image will scale simultaneously without the need to press the Command key.
What is the shortcut to fill frame proportionally in InDesign?
Click on the graphics frame again with the Direct Selection tool to select it, use the keyboard shortcut sequence Command-Option-Shift-E (PC: Control-Alt-Shift-E) to Fit Content (the image) Proportionally in the graphics frame. This is one shortcut you’ll use a lot.
How are anchored objects used in Adobe InDesign?
An anchored object can be placed anywhere on your page, even outside the text frame. Using inline frames does more than just “stick” a frame to a particular location in a story—it also makes it easier for you to control the space between the graphic and the text.
When do you place an object in Adobe InDesign?
When you place the object, Adobe InDesign CS4 adds an anchor marker at the insertion point. Anchored objects inherit the rotation and skew attributes of the text frame they’re anchored to—even when the object is positioned outside of the text frame.
How to create an inline frame in Adobe InDesign?
You can use any of the following methods to create an inline frame (see Figure 6-53 ). Paste a frame or group into text. Place a graphic when you have an active text insertion point. Position the text cursor where you want the inline frame and choose Insert from the Anchored Object submenu (under the Object menu or the context menu).
What happens when you wrap an object in InDesign?
If you apply text wrap to an anchored object, the wrap affects the lines of text in the story that follow the anchor marker. However, the wrap doesn’t affect the line of text that includes the anchor marker or any lines before it. When you paste an object as an inline object, its text wrap boundaries are preserved.