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4 To select the entire drawing, click the Select All Time Saver

option under the Select tool. Select all: Ctrl + A

RESIZING A DRAWING

Paint allows you to change the size of a drawing as needed. The drawing can be resized
horizontally, vertically, or both.

To resize a drawing:

1. Open the drawing to be resized.
2. On the Home tab, in the Image group, click Resize option.
The Resize and Skew dialogue box opens.

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3. Under the Resize section, click one of the following:
(i) Percentage: to resize the drawing as a percentage of
the original size.

(ii) Pixels: to resize the drawing to a fixed number of
5 pixels.

4. Enter the desired value in Horizontal and Vertical boxes as required.

5. Click the OK button to resize the drawing as per the entered size.

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CROPPING A DRAWING
Cropping a drawing means to remove unwanted parts from it while keeping a desired
part. The unwanted part of a drawing can be trimmed using the Crop tool.

To crop a drawing:

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