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Chapter 7 Working with Images, Shapes, and Other Objects 165

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Place a picture frame around an object “Framing Objects” on page 167

Add shadows to create an appearance of depth “Adding Shadows” on page 168

Add a reection that reects vertically downward “Adding a Reection” on page 169

Make objects more or less opaque “Adjusting Opacity” on page 170

Resizing Objects

You can resize an object by dragging its handles or typing exact dimensions.

Here are ways to resize objects:

To resize an object by dragging, select the object and then drag one of its selection m

handles. To resize an object in one direction, drag a side handle instead of a corner

handle. For inline objects, only the bottom and right-side or right-corner selection

handles can be used.

To resize the object from its center, hold down the Option key as you drag.

To maintain an object’s proportions, hold down the Shift key as you drag. You can

also click Inspector in the toolbar, click the Metrics button, and then select “Constrain

proportions” before dragging.

To show the size of an object when you drag a selection handle, choose Pages >

Preferences, and then select “Show size and position when moving objects” in the

General pane.

To resize an object using exact proportions, select the object, click Inspector in the m

toolbar, click the Metrics button, and then use the Width and Height controls.

To resize several objects at once, select the objects, click Inspector in the toolbar, click m

the Metrics button, and then type new values in the Width and Height elds.

Select the object, and then click Original Size in the Metrics inspector. m

When you have resized a very large image le, but you only need to use the smaller

version in your document, you can have Pages keep only a smaller copy of the image,

thus reducing the overall size of your document. See “Reducing Image File Sizes” on

page 142.

If you intend to greatly enlarge or reduce a graphic’s dimensions, consider converting

it to a PDF le before bringing it into Pages. PDF les don’t lose their crispness when

they are signicantly resized. Other le types may not retain their clarity as well when

they are enlarged or reduced.

Tip: ∏ You can also convert an image on your desktop to a PDF le by using the Grab

application. Open Grab (it’s in the Applications/Utilities folder on your hard disk).

Choose Capture > Selection, and then select the image you want to make as a PDF.

Choose File > Print, and then click Preview to save the image as a PDF.

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