Apple Numbers '09 - Manual (Page 220)

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Change an object’s size “Resizing Objects” on page 220
Flip or rotate an object “Flipping and Rotating Objects” on page 220
Format a border around objects “Changing the Style of Borders” on page 221
Place a picture frame around an object “Framing Objects” on page 222
Add shadows to create an appearance of depth “Adding Shadows” on page 223
Add a reflection that reflects vertically downward “Adding a Reflection” on page 224
Make objects more or less opaque “Adjusting Opacity” on page 224
Resizing Objects
You can resize an object by dragging its handles or typing exact dimensions.
Here are ways to resize objects:
To resize an object by dragging, select the object and then drag one of its
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selection handles. To resize an object in one direction, drag a side handle instead of
a corner handle.
To resize the object from its center, press the Option key as you drag.
To maintain an object’s proportions, hold down the Shift key as you drag. You can
also click Inspector in the toolbar, click the Metrics inspector button, and then select
“Constrain proportions” before dragging.
To show the size of an object when you drag a selection handle, choose Numbers
> Preferences, and then select “Show size and position when moving objects” in the
General pane.
To resize an object using exact proportions, select the object, click Inspector in the
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toolbar, click the Metrics inspector button, and then use the Width and Height controls.
To resize several objects at once, select the objects, click Inspector in the toolbar, click
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the Metrics inspector button, and then type new values in the Width and Height fields.
Select the object, and then click Original Size in the Metrics inspector.
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If you resized a very large image file but need to use only the smaller version in
your spreadsheet, you can have Numbers keep only a smaller copy of the image,
thus reducing the overall size of your document. See “Reducing Image File Sizes” on
page 198.
Flipping and Rotating Objects
You can flip or rotate any object. For example, if you have an image of an arrow that
you want to use in your document, but you need it to point in a different direction,
you can reverse its direction vertically or horizontally, or point it at any angle.
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