Resize, rotate, and flip objects

You can resize an object proportionally, to make it larger or smaller without changing its essential shape, or freely, to modify its proportions any way you like. You can rotate any object except a table or chart, and you can flip images.

Resize an object

  1. Tap to select an object or group of objects.

    If you don’t see blue dots around the object, the object is locked; you must unlock it before you can resize it.

  2. Do one of the following:

    • Resize proportionally: Drag a corner selection handle diagonally.

      An object with blue dots on its border for changing the object’s size.
    • Resize freely: Drag a blue dot on the top, bottom or sides (not a corner) of the object.

    • Resize from the center: Touch and hold a blue dot, touch and hold the middle of the object, then drag the blue dot.

Note: Images, movies, and most shapes can only be resized proportionally. If a group includes any of these objects, or a shape that has a green dot when selected, the group can only be resized proportionally.

Match the sizes of two objects

You can quickly match the sizes of two objects on a page.

  1. Tap the object you want to resize, then drag a blue dot to begin resizing.

  2. As you drag, touch and hold another object whose size you want to match.

  3. When the words Match Size appear, lift both your fingers at the same time.

    One finger just above a shape and another holding an object with Match Size on the screen

Rotate an image, shape, text box, line, arrow, or video

Flip an image

  1. Tap an image, then tap Format button.

  2. Tap Arrange, then tap Flip Vertically or Flip Horizontally.

SEE ALSOMask (crop) a photo