Frame Moving and Resizing

Moving a Frame

Select the frame(s) you want to move, then click and drag them by the edge of the frame between the resizing handles.

You can nudge a selected frame to move it a small amount by pressing the arrow keys on your keyboard.

If Snapping is turned on, the frame will 'snap' into position to line up with other objects as it is moved.
You can align frames with other objects using the options on the Arrange tab.

Moving a Frame to a precise location


To move a frame to a precise location:

  • Select the frame.
  • Click the Measurement and Locking button on the Page Status Bar at the bottom of the screen.
  • On the dialog that appears, you can set the X and Y coordinates of the top left corner of the frame.

Note: You can also open the Measurement and Locking dialog by clicking 'Measurement…' on the 'Frame' tab.

Moving a Frame between pages

You cannot drag a frame from one page spread to another. To move a frame, select it and use the toolbar buttons on the Edit tab or shortcut keys to cut the frame (Ctrl+X) and paste (Ctrl+V) it onto the desired page.

Resizing a Frame

You can resize a selected frame by dragging the resizing handles at the edges of the frame. If snapping is on, the frame will 'snap' to align itself with other objects as it is resized.

If you want to resize multiple frames as if they were one object then you can group them.

How the content of a frame behaves when a frame is resized will depend on the frame's sizing type.

Making a Frame a precise size

You can set a frame to be an exact size by selecting the frame and specifying the Width and Height on the Frame tab.

Rotating a Frame

Frames can be rotated both clockwise and anti-clockwise using the Rotate buttons located on the Frame tab.

To rotate a frame:

Rotate Anti-clockwise
Rotate Clockwise

The text and symbol content of the frame can be edited as normal after rotation.