Changing the Size of a Drawing Object

As you create and refine your drawings in Word, there will doubtless be times when you need to change the size of objects. You can change the size of most objects by following these steps:

1. Use the mouse pointer to click on the object whose size you want to change. (In some versions of Word you may need to click the pointer tool on the Drawing toolbar first.) Word displays small boxes called handles around the object.
2. Point to one of the handles, click on it, and hold down the mouse button.
3. Drag the mouse. The size of the object changes as you move the mouse.
4. Release the mouse button when the object is the desired size.

If you try to drag one of the corner handles and hold down the Shift key as you drag, then the object retains its original proportions as it is resized. If you don't hold down the Shift key, then the object is simply resized to whatever proportions you specify by your mouse movements.