Maintaining an image's aspect ratio

To prevent an image from distorting when you resize it, you can select to maintain the image's aspect ratio. Maintaining the aspect ratio is set by default when you add an image.

To disable maintaining the aspect ratio of an image:

1. Do one of the following to open the properties:

   • In the Project Explorer, double-click the image graphic.

   • In the Project Explorer, right-click the image graphic and select Properties.

   • In the Project Explorer, select the image and press Enter.

   • In the work area, double-click the image.

   • In the work area, right-click the image and select Properties.

   • In the work area, select the image and press Enter.

   The Properties ribbon is display.

2. Click the Position & Size ribbon.

3. Disable the Maintain Ratio button in the Size group.

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