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230 Day 7
Sizing by Dragging
When you select a control, eight black sizing handles appear around the control. When you
place the mouse cursor over one of the sizing handles, the cursor changes to a black, doubleheaded
arrow known as the sizing cursor. Once you see the sizing cursor, you can begin
dragging to size the control. How the component is sized depends on which of the sizing
handles you grab.
The sizing handles centered on the component at the top and bottom can be used to size the
component vertically (to make the selected control taller or shorter). Likewise, the right and
left sizing handles can be used to size the component horizontally (to make the selected
control wider or narrower). If you grab one of the sizing handles at the corners of the
component, you can size both horizontally and vertically at the same time. As with moving
a component, a sizing rectangle appears as you drag. When you have the sizing rectangle at
the desired size, let go of the mouse button and the component will be resized. Figure 7.6
illustrates a memo component being sized by dragging; Figure 7.7 shows the form after the
drag operation.
Figure 7.6.
A memo component
being sized.
Figure 7.7.
The form after the
memo component is
sized.
NOTE
Sizing applies to visual components only. A nonvisual component
appears on the form as an icon that cannot be sized. The sizing handles