Resize a picture

You can increase or reduce the size of an image either by dragging with the mouse or by using the Image Properties dialog box.

Resize a picture by dragging

You can drag to resize a picture you have added in text or in the map. You can’t drag to resize background images.

1. Click the image to select it.

2. For images in text, drag the selection handles to any side to resize the image vertically or horizontally, or drag the corner selection handles to resize the image proportionally.

 OR

1. Choose Edit > Image > Resize and drag a selection handle on the image. The status bar displays the new size of the image in pixels as you drag.

2. For map images, drag a corner selection handle to resize. Map images don’t maintain proportions when resized by dragging.

Resize a picture using the Properties box

You can use the Image Properties dialog box to resize any image. The way you display the dialog box depends on whether the image has been added in text, in the background of a page area, or as a map element.

1. If the image has been added in text in a page area, double-click the image.

• If the image has been added in the background of a page area, right click the page area and choose Properties > Page Area, then click the Background tab. Then click the Properties button.

• If the image has been added as a map element, right-click the image and choose Properties. Then click the Properties button.

2. Click the Resize tab.

3. (Optional) By default, CuteSITE Builder resizes images proportionally (that is, maintains the height/width ratio of the image). If you want to change height or width without maintaining the image’s proportions, clear the Maintain Proportions check box.

Note

Resizing a picture without maintaining proportions may make the image appear distorted.

4. (Optional) By default, CuteSITE Builder resizes by pixels. You can also resize by percent. Click the drop-down arrow after the word Pixels to change the method of resizing to Percent.

5. Specify the amount you want to resize the height and width of the image. If you are resizing proportionally, both the height and width settings change if you enter changes to either one or,

• (Optional; only for images in text) Click the Size to Area option to have CuteSITE Builder provide pixel settings that proportionally size the image to best fit the border or page body in which it appears.

6. (Optional) If the image is a picture in text (inserted in a page area), you can click Apply to save your changes without closing the dialog box. You can then continue to crop the image, or click Reset to restore the image to the size it was before you last clicked Apply.

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Notes

• You can resize a picture to a maximum of 2500x2500 pixels.

• You can resize a picture by dragging to a minimum of 21x21 pixels.

• You can’t drag to resize a picture if either the height or width is less than 21 pixels.

• If you are both cropping and resizing a picture, CuteSITE Builder applies the crop settings first and then resizes the image.

• If you recrop a picture, CuteSITE Builder reapplies the resize settings after applying the new crop settings.

• If you have inserted the same image in multiple places in the file, you must resize each image individually. Resizing the image on one page does not cause the same changes in other instances of the image. However, you can resize a picture, copy it to the clipboard, and paste it in other locations.

• If you select the Size to Area option for a picture and then resize the border in which the image appears, the image does not automatically resize. You must use the Image Properties dialog box again to size the image to the new dimensions of the page area that contains it.

• You can reduce the size of a picture when you first insert it in your file. In the Insert Image dialog box, click the Limit image size (in pixels) box, then enter the width and height you want the image to be. The image will be resized proportionally. The settings you specify will be saved and will appear the next time you insert an image. So be sure to check this setting and adjust it, if necessary, whenever you insert a picture.