Sizing Types

The Sizing Type of a frame or table affects the way the size of the content and object change as you add content.

Contents Fills Frame
In this mode the content will expand to fill the frame or cell.

If the object is made smaller or larger then the content will resize to always be as big as possible.

Content Shrinks
In this mode, the content will try to be at the specified symbol and text size.

If the object is made smaller then the content will shrink to fit. If the object is made larger then the content will get bigger, but only to the specified size.

Frame Grows with Content
In this mode, the frame will get larger as more content is added into it. The content will be at its specified text and symbol size.

Please note: This mode is not available for table cells.

Frame is Fixed
In this mode, the text and symbol size is fixed and will not change as you change the size of the frame.

If the frame or cell is made smaller than the content, the content will overflow. When a frame has too much content, it will be indicated by the Overflow Warning indicator. To see all the content, the object should be made bigger, or the sizing type changed.

Default Sizing Types

Clear and Styled Frames
Clear and styled frames are created in Frame Grows with Content mode, so they will expand as content is typed into the frame.

Flashcard Tables
Flashcard style tables are created in Content Fills Frame mode. This is because you usually want content in cells to be as large as possible.

You can use Tidy Sizes on the Edit tab if you want all the content to be the same size.

Thin line Tables
Thin line tables are created in Content Shrinks mode. This is so you can resize your tabular data so it will stay at the set symbol and text size, unless the cell is too small.