Apple Pages 2 - Manual (Page 133)

Chapter 6 Working With Graphics and Other Media 133
Note: To see your movies listed in the Movies pane of the Media Browser, you must
place them in the Movies folder in the Finder.
Resizing, Moving, and Layering Text or Graphics Objects
You can work with text and graphics by moving them in front or in back of one
another, and formatting or manipulating them in similar ways.
Selecting, Dragging, and Resizing Objects
Use the selection handles to quickly resize objects. To constrain an object’s
proportions or set precise values for its size and location, use the Metrics Inspector. To
learn about using the Metrics Inspector for precise object manipulation, see
“Changing the Orientation” on page 155, and “Adjusting Size and Position of Objects”
on page 156.
To move a fixed object:
m Click the object to select it (the selection handles appear), and then drag it.
Avoid dragging the object by the selection handles because you may inadvertently
resize the object.
To move an inline object, do one of the following:
 Click the object to select it, and then drag it until the insertion point appears where
you want the object in the text.
 Select the object and choose Edit > Cut. Place the insertion point where you want
the object to appear, and then choose Edit > Paste.
To resize an object:
1 Click the object to select it.
If text is selected inside the object, you can select the whole object by pressing
Command-Return.
2 Move the pointer close to a selection handle until it changes to a double-headed
arrow. For inline objects, only the bottom and right or left corner selection handles
can be used to resize it.
3 Drag a selection handle to expand or shrink the object.
 To resize the object from its center, press the Option key as you drag.