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components the width of the shortest edit component, or Grow to Largest to make all the
components the width of the longest component in the group. You could also enter an exact
width in the Width box, in which case you would leave the Height set on No Change. When
you click OK, the components will all be the same width.
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The Size dialog box can also be invoked from the Form Designer speed
menu.
Sizing with the Scale Dialog Box
Another sizing tool is the Scale dialog box, shown in Figure 7.9. This dialog box allows you
to specify a scaling percentage. To make the components twice as large as they currently are,
enter 200 in the Scaling Factor box. To reduce the components’ size by half, enter 50 in the
Scaling Factor box. The Scale dialog box is convenient for quickly changing the size of all
components on the form. You can bring up the Scale dialog box by choosing Edit | Scale from
the main menu or Scale from the Form Designer speed menu.
Figure 7.9.
The Scale dialog box.
NOTE
A control can also be sized and moved by using the various alignment options. Let’s take a
look at those now.
Remember that you can always move components by modifying their
Left and Top properties, and you can size them by modifying their
Width and Height properties.
Aligning Components
Regardless of whether you have the Snap to Grid option turned on, you sometimes need to
align components after placing them. Aligning components could mean aligning several
components along a common edge, centering components on the form, or spacing
components. There are two different ways to go about aligning components: