What are the small squares that appear in the corners and in the middle of the sides of a selected objects border called?

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Resize a picture, shape, WordArt, or other object
Resize an item to an exact height and width
Resize to an exact proportion
Resize a picture, shape, text box, or WordArt
Quickly resize a picture, shape, WordArt, or other object
Resize a picture, shape, WordArt, or other object
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What are the small squares that appear in the corners and in the middle of the sides of a selected object's border called quizlet?
Which view shows thumbnails of each slide in a presentation arranged in a grid?
What is the placeholder that allows you to add a variety of objects called?
Which of these will you click in text pane to add text to a SmartArt?

You can easily resize pictures, text boxes, shapes, and WordArt in your Office file. You can also remove unwanted portions of a picture by cropping it.

Resize a picture, shape, WordArt, or other object

Select the picture, shape, WordArt, or other object to resize.
To increase or decrease the size in one or more directions, drag a sizing handle away from or toward the center, while doing one of the following:
- To keep the center in the same place, press and hold Ctrl while you drag the sizing handle.
- To maintain the proportions, press and hold Shift while you drag the sizing handle.
- To both maintain the proportions and keep the center in the same place, press and hold both Ctrl and Shift while you drag the sizing handle.

Note: Resizing a WordArt object doesn't resize the text, only the container. If you want to resize the text, select the text and change the font size on the Home tab.

Resize an item to an exact height and width

Select the picture, shape, WordArt, or other object to resize.
To resize multiple objects at the same time, press and hold Shift while selecting each object.
Select Shape Format, Picture Tools Format, or Drawing Tools Format and enter the new measurements into Height and Width.

Notes:
- If you don't see Height and Width, press the down arrow in the Size group

If you're not able to change the height and width independently, you'll need to unlock the aspect ratio:

Select the dialog box launcher
in the Size group.
Clear the Lock aspect ratio check box.

Resize to an exact proportion

Select the picture, shape, WordArt, or other object to resize.
To resize multiple objects at the same time, press and hold Shift while selecting each object.
Go to Shape Format, Picture Tools Format, or Drawing Tools Format, in the Size group, select the dialog box launcher
.
Notes:
- If your screen size is smaller, you might need to select the down arrow in the Size group to see the dialog box launcher.
To choose between the original or a different proportion, select or clear Lock aspect ration and enter a Scale percentage for Height or Width.

Resize a picture, shape, text box, or WordArt

Resize manually

Select the picture, shape, WordArt, or other object to resize.
To increase or decrease the size in one or more directions, drag a sizing handle away from or toward the center, while doing one of the following:
- To keep the center of an object in the same place, press and hold CTRL while you drag the sizing handle.
- To maintain the object's proportions, press and hold SHIFT while you drag the sizing handle.
- To both maintain the object's proportions and keep its center in the same place, press and hold both CTRL and SHIFT while you drag the sizing handle.

Resize to an exact height and width

Select the picture, shape, WordArt, or other object to resize.
Under Picture Tools or Drawing Tools, on the Format tab, in the Size group, enter the measurements that you want into the Height and Width boxes.
In the Size group, select the Size and Position dialog box launcher
.
On the Size tab, under Size and rotate, clear Lock aspect ratio.

Resize to an exact proportion

Select the picture, shape, WordArt, or other object to resize.
Under Picture Tools or Drawing Tools, on the Format tab, in the Size group, select the Size and Position dialog box launcher
.
On the Size tab, under Scale, enter the percentages of the current height and width that you want to resize to, in the Height and Width boxes.
Clear the Lock aspect ratio check box.

Tip: To apply the same size to different objects, select all objects to have the same dimensions, and then set Height and Width. To select multiple objects, click the first object, and the press and hold SHIFT while you click the other objects.

Quickly resize a picture, shape, WordArt, or other object

Select the picture, shape, WordArt, or other object to resize.
To increase or decrease the size in one or more directions, drag a sizing handle away from or toward the center, while doing one of the following:
- To keep the object's center in the same place, press and hold the OPTION key while you drag the sizing handle.
- To maintain an object's proportions while resizing it, press and hold the SHIFT key while you drag a corner sizing handle.

Select the picture, shape, WordArt, or other object to resize.
Select Picture Format or Shape Format and then make sure the Lock aspect ratio check box is cleared.
Go to Picture Format or Shape Format and enter the measurements in the Height and Width boxes.

Select the picture, shape, WordArt, or other object to resize.
Go to Picture Format or Shape Format > Position > More Layout Options.
Go to Size and under Scale, make sure the Lock aspect ratio check box is clear.
Enter percentages you want for Height and Width.
Select OK when finished.

Tip: To apply the same dimensions to different objects, select all objects and then enter the dimensions in the Height and Width boxes. To select multiple objects, select the first object, and then press and hold SHIFT while you select the other objects.

Resize a picture, shape, WordArt, or other object

Select the picture, shape, WordArt, or other object to resize.
To increase or decrease the size in one or more directions, drag a sizing handle away from or toward the center, while doing one of the following:
- To keep the center in the same place, press and hold Ctrl while you drag the sizing handle.
- To maintain the proportions, press and hold Shift while you drag the sizing handle.
- To both maintain the proportions and keep the center in the same place, press and hold both Ctrl and Shift while you drag the sizing handle.

Note: Resizing a WordArt object doesn't resize the text, only the container. If you want to resize the text, select the text and change the font size on the Home tab.

For more precise control, use the desktop version of Word Size options on the Picture Tools Format tab or the Drawing Tools Format tab.

Need more help?

What are the small squares that appear in the corners and in the middle of the sides of a selected object's border called quizlet?

a selected graphic appears surrounded by a SELECTION RECTANGLE, which has small squares and circles, called SIZING HANDLES, at each corner and middle location.

Which view shows thumbnails of each slide in a presentation arranged in a grid?

The correct answer is Slide sorter. PowerPoint Slide Sorter is one of the views available in Microsoft PowerPoint that lets you view all of your slides as horizontally sorted thumbnails. It helps to organize slides better, as you can rearrange them using drag and drop.

What is the placeholder that allows you to add a variety of objects called?

Content placeholders are already formatted areas within in the slide layout where we can place different types of content such as, text, tables, charts, SmartArt, pictures, clipart or video. A Content placeholder is a placeholder you see on the typical Title and Content slide layout.

Which of these will you click in text pane to add text to a SmartArt?

Insert a SmartArt graphic and add text to it On the Insert tab, in the Illustrations group, click SmartArt. In the menu of types that appears, point at the type you want and then select a layout. Enter your text by doing one of the following: Click [Text] in the Text pane, and then type your text.