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                    Scaling vs. resizing objects
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                <div><div class="section"><p>Resizing and scaling are different actions
in InDesign. Resizing is simply changing the Width and Height values
of an object. Scaling involves using a percentage value related
to the original scale (100%) of the frame.</p>
<p>The difference
between resizing and scaling isn’t always apparent. A good way to see
the difference is to resize and scale a text frame that has a stroke
applied to it. When you double the size of the text frame, the text
size and stroke weight remain the same. When you double the scale
of the text frame, the text size and stroke weight also double.</p>
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<div class="section"><h4 class="sectiontitle">Resizing a frame</h4><p>By default, when the
frame (and not the frame contents) is selected, changing the values
of the Width and Height fields changes only the frame, not its contents, regardless
of which selection tool is active.</p>
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<div class="section"><h4 class="sectiontitle">Scaling a frame and its contents</h4><p>When
the frame is selected with the Selection tool, changing the values
of the Scale X Percentage and Scale Y Percentage fields changes
the frame and its contents.</p>
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<div class="section"><h4 class="sectiontitle">Resizing or scaling frame contents</h4><p>If
you want to change only the content (resize or scale) of a frame,
use the Direct Selection tool to select the frame content first.
Once selected, you can use the Width and Height fields or the Scale
fields, depending on your preference.</p>
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<div class="section"><h4 class="sectiontitle">Overriding defaults</h4><p>If you want to scale
the frame or its contents by a percentage and have the results returned
in the current measurement system, you can enter in a number with
the percent sign to override the default measurement system. For
example, if the current width is 12p, and you want the new width
to be 75% of the current value, you can enter 75% in the Width field.
After you press Enter, the new value for the Width displays as 9p.</p>
<p>Similarly,
you can use other measurement system values if you want to scale
to a specific increment but have the results display in percent
of the original. For example, you can replace 100% with 9p, and
InDesign figures out which percentage is required to make it that
width/height.</p>
<div class="note"><span class="notetitle">Note:  </span>The Rotate value rotates both the frame and
its content when the frame is selected with the Selection tool.
If you want to rotate only the frame content, select the content
first with the Direct Selection tool. If you want to rotate only
the frame, select the frame with the Direct Selection tool, then
click the hollow dot in the middle of the Frame bounding box to
select all the anchor points of the Frame. Then change the Rotate
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