Position and Size (Text Box and Shape) /text/shared/01/05230100.xhp Sun Microsystems, Inc.
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Position and Size

Resizes or moves the selected object.

Position

Specify the location of the selected object on the page. Coordinate axes start at column A - row 1. X-coordinates are negative in a "right-to-left" table. DRAW/IMPRESS Coordinates are relative to the origin. Left/top corner of the page content area is the initial default.

Position X

Enter the horizontal coordinate where the selected base point should be placed.

Position Y

Enter the vertical coordinate where the selected base point should be placed.

Base point

The selected base point will be moved to the specified Position Y and Position X. The base point always returns to the left/top corner on reopening the dialog.

Size

Specify the size of the selected object. Resize the selected object to the chosen width and height relative to the selected base point.

Width

Enter a width for the selected object.

Height

Enter a height for the selected object.

Keep ratio

Maintains the width and height ratio when changing the width or height setting in the dialog box. Only for shapes.

To frame

Anchors the selection to the surrounding frame.

Base point

Click a base point in the grid, and then enter the new size dimensions for the selected object in the Width and Height boxes. The selected base point remains fixed in the grid. The object is resized relative to that point.

Protect

Position

Prevents changes to the position and size of the selected object.

Size

Prevents you from resizing the object. 2022-05-01: Following two options are not in Image (Type tab for Writer), so not part of sections embedded here. Below page text area: the bottom edge of the page text area to the bottom edge of the page. Above page text area: the top edge of the page to the top of the page text area.

Adapt

Specifies, if the size of a drawing object should be adjusted to fit the size of entered text.

Fit width to text

Expands the width of the object to the width of the text, if the object is smaller than the text.

Fit height to text

Expands the height of the object to the height of the text, if the object is smaller than the text. Adapt is only available for Text Boxes. To adapt Shapes to text, use Format - Object - Text. Adapt is only available for Text Boxes. To adapt Shapes to text, use Format - Text.
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