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Visio Pro 2003 - Aspect Ratio for Text/Fonts within a Shape/Stenci
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Brandy
2010-05-10 22:52:00 UTC
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How can you resize a drawing and maintain the "Aspect Ratio" of the text....?

If you have a shape, that shape has text and you want to resize the entire
drawing, how can you maintain the text as "Aspect Ratio" within that same
shape?

You can lock/Protect it, you can go to "Show ShapeSheet" and protect
everything, but it does not maintain the ratio of the text.

Does anyone know how?... I have tried everything. The only thing I can do
is reduce the size of the Font, but that will take me too long. I have too
many shapes /stencils.
WapperDude
2010-05-13 20:01:01 UTC
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You might want to check out this link:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa200986(v=office.10).aspx. It is
still pertinent to V200X. Talks about controlling Text Behavior.

HTH
Wapperdude
Post by Brandy
How can you resize a drawing and maintain the "Aspect Ratio" of the text....?
If you have a shape, that shape has text and you want to resize the entire
drawing, how can you maintain the text as "Aspect Ratio" within that same
shape?
You can lock/Protect it, you can go to "Show ShapeSheet" and protect
everything, but it does not maintain the ratio of the text.
Does anyone know how?... I have tried everything. The only thing I can do
is reduce the size of the Font, but that will take me too long. I have too
many shapes /stencils.
Brandy
2010-05-18 18:36:01 UTC
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Excellent, thank you so much... sorry for the delay with the response.

Again, thanks

Brandy
Post by WapperDude
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa200986(v=office.10).aspx. It is
still pertinent to V200X. Talks about controlling Text Behavior.
HTH
Wapperdude
Post by Brandy
How can you resize a drawing and maintain the "Aspect Ratio" of the text....?
If you have a shape, that shape has text and you want to resize the entire
drawing, how can you maintain the text as "Aspect Ratio" within that same
shape?
You can lock/Protect it, you can go to "Show ShapeSheet" and protect
everything, but it does not maintain the ratio of the text.
Does anyone know how?... I have tried everything. The only thing I can do
is reduce the size of the Font, but that will take me too long. I have too
many shapes /stencils.
Brandy
2010-05-27 20:27:37 UTC
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Thanks, this is an excellent tool / reference book to have.

I have another question...

Resizing text with shapes... it only allows you to resize each shape instead
of by group.

I combined several shapes to form one stencil / shape and in order to use
the formulas; you have to click each shape... I have over a thousand
shapes... with at least 20 thousand texts...

Is there a formula that I can use to represent the group?

Any, any help is greatly appreciated.

Thanks

Brandy
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Post by WapperDude
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa200986(v=office.10).aspx. It is
still pertinent to V200X. Talks about controlling Text Behavior.
HTH
Wapperdude
Post by Brandy
How can you resize a drawing and maintain the "Aspect Ratio" of the text....?
If you have a shape, that shape has text and you want to resize the entire
drawing, how can you maintain the text as "Aspect Ratio" within that same
shape?
You can lock/Protect it, you can go to "Show ShapeSheet" and protect
everything, but it does not maintain the ratio of the text.
Does anyone know how?... I have tried everything. The only thing I can do
is reduce the size of the Font, but that will take me too long. I have too
many shapes /stencils.
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