How to resize a picture and keep ratio in Writer? [closed]

asked 2014-03-16 17:16:40 +0200

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If I want to resize picture and tell Writer programme to keep ratio between height and width then it only increases the width and ignore the height; means the picture is distorted. What should I do to keep the ratio?

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Closed for the following reason the question is answered, right answer was accepted by Alex Kemp
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answered 2015-03-17 02:19:17 +0200

Drew
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Run into the same problem with the latest version. Shift and Drag on the corner handle doesn't work on my Mac. By accident I found that simply using the side handle will result in maintaining the ratio.

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Yes. Versions 3.x through 4.2 require the SHIFT modifier. In v4.3+ Writer (fdo#71669) and v4.4+ Calc/Impress/Draw (fdo#83808) maintaining aspect ratio is now the default behaviour and SHIFT allows irregular resizing.