Re-sizing images

**nazf355** · 29 August 2015, 05:35 PM

Hello

I have an image on the page and am trying to resize it with the handles but instead of resizing it as if it is cropping/clipping (using the select tool not the crop tool), sometimes I seem to be able resize and other times it's cropping. What am I doing wrong?

**mwenz** · 29 August 2015, 06:07 PM

If you accidentally double-click on an image or otherwise have the photo tool active, you'll crop instead of resize. Make the pointer tool active.

**mikeymopar** · 29 August 2015, 06:15 PM

ermm...i've noticed that too. drag or copy an image into only a web page (works fine with any other template) and you can stretch it vertically (dragging by the bottom or top middle handle) and also proportionally (dragging by the corner handles) but you can't stretch only horizontally by the middle side handles

ScreenCapture_8-29-2015 2.19.05 PM.wmv

edit: also just noticed playing with it, you can rotate the image 90 deg and it still acts the same way; not stretchable horizontally only

**nazf355** · 29 August 2015, 06:39 PM

Originally Posted by mikeymopar

ermm...i've noticed that too. drag or copy an image into only a web page (works fine with any other template) and you can stretch it vertically (dragging by the bottom or top middle handle) and also proportionally (dragging by the corner handles) but you can't stretch only horizontally by the middle side handles

ScreenCapture_8-29-2015 2.19.05 PM.wmv

Exactly

**mikeymopar** · 29 August 2015, 06:42 PM

heh

**Jason** · 29 August 2015, 06:48 PM

Originally Posted by mikeymopar

heh

Try this '

Click your mouse on one of the corner handles and then use the mouse like a joystick (Keep holding mouse and try pushing and pulling image) and you will find that you can adjust image vertically and horizontally this then allows you to stretch it both ways.

**mikeymopar** · 29 August 2015, 07:17 PM

Originally Posted by Jason

Try this '

Click your mouse on one of the corner handles and then use the mouse like a joystick (Keep holding mouse and try pushing and pulling image) and you will find that you can adjust image vertically and horizontally this then allows you to stretch it both ways.

yeah, that was one of the two ways that will stretch it as advertised that i stated. but we're both trying to stretch it horizontally only. if you deselect "lock aspect ratio" then you could grab a corner and try to stretch it horizontally only but it'll also stretch vertically a bit if you're not careful. that's been my work-around (with just being careful to notice the height beforehand and to keep it the same) it'd be nice to just grab a side handle and stretch it ONLY horizontally

**xtom** · 29 August 2015, 07:27 PM

It's new behaviour introduced since v10 I think. I'm not a fan of it to say the least, on photos it's confusing. It behaves like this in a web doc but not a photo doc.

**nazf355** · 29 August 2015, 08:17 PM

Originally Posted by xtom

It's new behaviour introduced since v10 I think. I'm not a fan of it to say the least, on photos it's confusing. It behaves like this in a web doc but not a photo doc.

Whoever thought of this is cray cray for def

**Acorn** · 29 August 2015, 10:10 PM

Originally Posted by mikeymopar

yeah, that was one of the two ways that will stretch it as advertised that i stated. but we're both trying to stretch it horizontally only. if you deselect "lock aspect ratio" then you could grab a corner and try to stretch it horizontally only but it'll also stretch vertically a bit if you're not careful. that's been my work-around (with just being careful to notice the height beforehand and to keep it the same) it'd be nice to just grab a side handle and stretch it ONLY horizontally

Drag with the Alt key down,
Acorn