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Changing the Size of a Graphic

Summary: Excel isn’t just for numbers and boring data—it can also include graphics. After placing a graphic in your worksheet you can easily resize the graphic according to your needs. Just click and drag, and the graphic is resized. (This tip works with Microsoft Excel 97, Excel 2000, Excel 2002, and Excel 2003.)

Excel allows you to easily resize a graphic you have placed in your workbook by following these steps:

  1. Click on the graphic. A box appears around the object (this is designated by eight squares, or frame handles, around the outside of the graphic).
  2. Use the mouse to point to one of the frame handles. Click on the left mouse button.
  3. Drag the frame handle to resize the graphic.
  4. Release the mouse button when the graphic is the size you want.

If you click and drag any of the four corner handles, then the proportions of the picture stay the same as you resize it. If you click and drag any of the other handles, the proportions of the picture are distorted.

Tip #2195 applies to Microsoft Excel versions: 97 | 2000 | 2002 | 2003


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