Resizing shapes

You can manually resize shapes in Unified Modeling Language (UML) diagrams.

To resize a shape:
  1. In the diagram editor, select a shape or a group of shapes.
  2. Complete one of the following steps:
    • To resize the shape to a specific direction, drag the appropriate sizing handle.
    • To resize the shape while maintaining the shape's center of view, press the Shift key and drag a sizing handle.
    • To resize the shape in aspect ratio, press Ctrl and drag a sizing handle.
    • To resize the shape while maintaining the shape's aspect ratio and center of view, press Shift+Ctrl and drag a sizing handle.
Note: If a shape is manually resized, the auto-size default is turned off. You can turn on the auto-size default by clicking Diagram > Auto Size.
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UML shapes
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