Adjust the extent of an object

Once you embed an object in a CuteSITE Builder page, a portion of it remains visible. Some objects (depending on the support their applications provide) let you adjust the extent of this visible portion. For example, a spreadsheet object initially appears after insertion with a certain number of cells showing. The specific behavior of Microsoft Excel is that it lets you change the extent (the part of the spreadsheet that is showing), but it always rounds to the nearest cell boundary along both dimensions.

Each type of object behaves differently. The exact appearance of an object depends on what kind of support is available from the object's application.

1. Right-click the object and choose Properties > Object.

2. Click the Extent tab.

3. Specify the number of pixels by which you want to change the object's visible extent, either horizontally or vertically.

If you prefer to adjust extent as a percentage of its original size, change the units from Pixels to Percent.

4.  (Optional) You can click Apply to see the effect your changes will have without closing the dialog box. You can then continue to adjust the object's extent, or click OK.

Experiment with each type of object to determine your capabilities. Applications that do not support extent adjustments will ignore these settings. Other applications may override them.

If you have changed extent settings and not yet clicked on Apply, you can reset to the previous settings by clicking Reset.

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Notes

n   CuteSITE Builder reapplies any resizing you perform after applying the extent you have most recently specified. In other words, the two settings always combine.

n   Applications that support adjustments to the extent of objects include Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Chart. Microsoft Word lets you change the horizontal extent of its file objects, but not the vertical extent.

n   Each application decides how it will interpret your settings. For example, Excel rounds any settings to the nearest cell boundary. Other applications set a minimum extent for their objects. You can tell whether an application is accepting your settings by clicking Apply: settings that are being ignored will snap back to their original values. Settings that are rounded appear with the adjusted values.

n   If you have changed extent settings and not yet clicked on Apply, you can reset to the previous settings by clicking Reset. Once you use Apply, Reset has no effect.