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You can resize a form element by dragging the green dots that appear on its borders when it is selected. Not all elements can be resized directly with the mouse. For example, the size of an anchor can only be changed on the Anchor tab of the Element Properties dialog box. Elements that can be resized have green dots on their borders when selected. Elements that cannot be resized have white dots.

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Resize an element

1

Select the element

Select the element you want to resize.
2

Point to a green dot

Place the pointer on the green dot for the direction you want to resize. The pointer changes to arrows.
3

Drag to resize

Hold down the mouse button and drag in the direction you want.

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Resize an element symmetrically

Symmetric resizing changes the element’s size in both the chosen direction and the opposite direction.
1

Select the element

Select the element you want to resize.
2

Hold Ctrl

Press and hold Ctrl.
3

Point to a green dot

Place the pointer on the green dot. The pointer changes to arrows.
4

Drag to resize

Hold down the mouse button and drag in the direction you want.

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Resize an element with rulers

You can also resize an element by binding two of its borders to parallel rulers. If you bind several elements to parallel rulers, you can resize all the bound elements at once, vertically or horizontally, by the same amount.
1

Create two parallel rulers

Use the Horizontal Ruler or Vertical Ruler tool to create two parallel rulers.
2

Bind the borders

Move the rulers or the elements so that the borders you want to resize line up with the rulers. This binds the borders to the rulers.
3

Drag a ruler

Click one of the rulers and drag it while holding down the left mouse button. The elements resize as you move the ruler. Release the mouse when the elements are the right size.
You can change the vertical size of an entry field element only if the Multiple rows option is selected for it.