You can scale an inserted picture to make it fit on the page by reducing or increasing either its width or its height. Resize in this way will retain the aspect ratio of the picture.
Resizing a picture keeps its original height and width ratio intact so that the resized image does not appear distorted.Ĭlick to select the picture you want to resize.Įight small boxes - called selection handles - will appear around the outer border of the picture.Ĭlick any one of the four selection handles that appear in the corners of the picture (not on the sides) and then drag the handle up, down, or sideways until the picture is the size you want.
Making a picture smaller will reduce its detail but maintain image quality, while making a picture larger can enhance its detail but at the expense of image quality. You can resize an inserted picture to make it appear smaller or larger on the page.
Doing so turns off the invisible grid that moving selections snap to. For more precise positioning, hold the Option key on your keyboard while dragging a picture. Tip: To move or align a picture you’ve inserted, click and drag it anywhere on the page.
