ChemDraw User's Manual - CambridgeSoft

Administratoryou resize, a message appears asking whether youwant to change the document settings for thatdocument. If you do so, all subsequent bonds, atomlabels, and captions are drawn using the newsettings.The Resize HandleTo resize an object or collection of objects:1. Select the objects to resize.The resize handle is located in the lower rightcorner of the selection rectangle.Scaling ObjectsTo resize objects with the Scale command:1. Select the objects to scale.2. Do one of the following:• From the Object menu, choose Scale.• Double-click the Resize handle.The Scale Objects dialog box appears.Resize handle2. Point to the Resize handle.The cursor becomes a double-headed arrow.Use the first two options in the Scale Objects dialogbox to scale all selected objects so that the medianselected bond has a specified length based on thefollowing scale factor:scale factor =new median bond lengthcurrent median bond length3. Drag the resize handle until the object is thesize you want.The screen and Info window indicate thepercentage enlarged or reduced.50%To scale bonds so that the Fixed Length becomesthe new median bond length:1. Select the top option.The fixed length presently in the DrawingSettings dialog is shown in parentheses at theend of the line for this button.2. Click Scale.To scale the bonds to a new fixed length that youspecify:1. Select the middle option.2. Type the new median bond length in the box tothe right of the button.116•Manipulating DrawingsCambridgeSoftResizing Objects