Format Object

Each item on the print layout is an object that you can edit, resize, reposition, or delete. Follow these steps to select an object:

Set your cursor to Select (found on the Print Layout Tools' Tools toolbar).
Click the object you want to select. You can tell the object is selected when a border with boxes appears around the object.

How to Edit

You can edit the Author's Block, lines, shapes, text boxes, and the map size.

Select the object you want to edit.

Tip: If you want to edit text, use the select cursor to double-click on the text. All the map objects should disappear so that you can fully see your text. Type in the new information, and press <Enter> on your keyboard to accept the changes and return to the previous layout view.

Click Format Object (found on either the Print Layout Tools' Tools toolbar, or its Drawing toolbar).
One of the following will open depending on which object you selected.

How to Resize

Select an object.
Hover the mouse over one of the border boxes until the cursor turns into an double arrow (this will only happen for objects that you can resize).
Click and drag the box to resize the object.

If you resized a Map object, make sure you click <Refresh Map> to update the map scale and remove any distortion. As well, delete the print layout's scale (if applicable), and draw a new scale on the map (to reflect the new map's size).

How to Reposition

Select an object.
Click and drag the object to its new position on the print layout.

The pink borders around the edges of the print layout show the page margins. If you drag an object outside these margins, the object (or portion of the object outside the lines) will not appear in the printout.

How to Delete

Select an object.
Click <Delete> on your keyboard to remove the item from the print layout.

While there is no undo functionality in the Print Layout Tool, you can use the Drawing toolbar to re-draw the item in the print layout if you want to return a standard object that you deleted.

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