Resize objects

Learn how to resize think-cell elements, proportionally resize a selection PowerPoint shapes, and match the sizes of both elements and shapes.

Resize elements

When you select an element, resize handles appear at the corners and on the edges of the selection frame. To resize an element, drag one of these handles.

To align an element's position and size across slides, follow these steps:

1. Select and hold a resize handle, then move to a different slide:
   • To move to the previous slide, select Page up or rotate the mouse wheel up.
   • To move to the next slide, select Page down or rotate the mouse wheel down.
   • To move to the first slide, select Home.
   • To move to the last slide, select End.
2. The outline of the element that you are resizing will appear in gray, and you can align the element to think-cell elements or PowerPoint shapes on the other slide (see Insert elements).
3. To apply the new size and return to the original slide, release the mouse button.

Scale PowerPoint shapes

You can resize PowerPoint shapes proportionally. When you scale shapes, the shapes' relative size and the relative space between them remain the same. Text size, text margins, and line weight all resize proportionally with the selection.

You can scale all PowerPoint shapes except ink, charts, and tables. If your selection includes one or more think-cell elements, you can scale them without selecting the Scale button.

To scale PowerPoint shapes, follow these steps:

1. Select one or more shapes.
2. On the ribbon, select Home > think-cell > Scale . A blue sizing arrow appears in the lower-right corner of the selection frame.

3. To start scaling, drag the sizing arrow. A tooltip appears that shows the current size as a percentage of the original size.

4. To finish scaling, release the mouse button. To cancel scaling, before you release the mouse button, select Esc.

Match object sizes

You can match the width, height, or size of two or more elements. Matching sizes also works if you include PowerPoint shapes in your selection. To match object sizes, follow these steps:

1. Select all objects whose sizes you want to match (see Select multiple objects).
2. Select a reference object (see Select a reference object). The width, height, or size of all selected objects will match the width, height, or size of the reference object. If you don't select a reference object, all objects will match the largest width, height, or size in the selection .
3. Select think-cell > Layout and select Same Width , Same Height , or Same Size . Alternatively, select the objects, right-click the selection to open the context menu, then select Same Width or Same Height .

All objects will resize to the same width, height, or size, respectively.

If there are no think-cell elements in your selection, you can still select Same Width , Same Height , or Same Size . To use a reference object and the context menu, you must have a think-cell element in your selection.