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Scaling: Super Solutions
Scale Multiple Objects at Once
I dragged a selection rectangle over a bunch of items on my page, then Ctrl-dragged on the corner of one of them. Shouldn't that scale everything in the selection? Only the item I happened to be dragging on scaled.Oddly, the keyboard shortcut (Command/Ctrl) for drag-scaling only works if the items are grouped (Object > Group) first or if you drag a corner handle of any text frame inside the multiple selection. (Don't forget to add the Shift key to scale proportionally.) If you don't want to group the objects or the selection doesn't include a text frame, the Scale tool or the Scale X/Scale Y fields in the Control or Transform palettes will do the job.
Scale From the Center
Even though the center point of the proxy icon (on the left side of the Control palette and Transform palette) is selected, I can't get a selected object to scale from its center when I press Command/Ctrl to drag-scale it.Yup, it's a quirky keyboard shortcut. The only way to scale something from the center by dragging on it is to use the Scale tool (make sure the center proxy point is selected) by itself. You can also scale from the center with the Free Transform tool by dragging any handle while holding down the Option/Alt key. (The Free Transform tool ignores the proxy; that's why it's free, baby.)
Scale the Text as Well as the Text Frame
I scaled a text frame and the text inside didn't scale.Scaling in InDesign can be so confusing that we wouldn't blame you if you just gave up and never scaled anything again. As you probably know, if you just drag a corner of a text frame, it won't change the size of the text inside; the text just rewraps to the new frame boundaries. That's a feature-not-a-bug. Instead, you have to hold down the Command/Ctrl key while you click-and-drag on a corner or side handle to scale the frame and the text inside it. (Add the Shift key and drag on a corner handle to keep the scaling proportional.)The same is true if the text frame is part of a selection of multiple, ungrouped objects: Use a handle of any text frame in the selection to do your Command/Ctrl click-and-dragging. All objects in the selection scale, including the text inside the selected text frames. (If you try to Command/Ctrl-drag something other than a text frame in the selection, only that one object scales.)As long as you're working with a single text frame, or text frames that are part of a multiple, ungrouped selection, the Scale and Free Transform tools always scale the text inside the frame(s), as does adjusting the percentages in the Scale X/Scale Y fields of the Control or Transform palettes. (If the text frame is part of a grouped selection, see the next solution.)Rarely, you may be doing everything right but the text just refuses to scale. We've found that you can sometimes remind InDesign who's boss by selecting all the text with the Type tool and entering the same or slightly different point size and leading amounts in the appropriate fields of the Control or Character palettes. Subsequent text scaling actions are usually successful.
Scale the Text in a Grouped Selection
An advertiser gave us their InDesign file for a display ad, but it's a little too large. I selected all the objects, grouped them, and entered 90% in the Scale X/Scale Y fields in the Control palette. Everything scaled down appropriately except for the text. The text frames scaled just fine, but the text inside the frames remained the same size, and now I'm seeing a bunch of overset icons.Curiously, when using a scaling tool (or the scaling fields in the Control or Transform palette), whether or not text will scale depends on two things: Whether the text frame is part of a group (Object > Group), and the state of the Scale Strokes setting (Figure 6-7). If Scale Strokes is "off" (its default state) that is, it's turned off in the Transform or Control palette menus using the Scale or Free Transform tools or the ScaleX/Scale Y fields of the Control or Transform palettes won't scale the text inside the frame. If Scale Strokes is turned on, the text will scale, but of course, all the strokes applied to the objects scale as well.
Figure 6-7. To scale the text in text frames along with everything else in a group, turn on the Scale Strokes option in the Control or Transform palette menu before you scale. Of course, scaling text size has nothing to do with scaling stroke weight, but that's beside the point.
Scale the Text Frame But Don't Scale the Text
I need to scale a text frame precisely, so I use the Scale tool or the scale features in the Control or Transform palettes. Unfortunately, the text inside scaled along with it, and I don't want it to.You can just drag on a text frame handle to resize it without scaling the text, but if you need to precisely scale the text frame to a certain percentage amount, you can't use any of the normal scaling methods. Instead, do this:
1. Click on the frame with the Selection tool (Figure 6-8a).
Figure 6-8a. Original text frame. The client says they want it exactly 125% larger, but to keep the text inside it the same size. In this example the text frame is set to Vertically Justify, so when the frame is enlarged, additional leading will automatically be added to keep the vertical space filled.
Figure 6-8b. Tell InDesign to increase the size of the text frame by 125% by entering a math calculation in the Width and Height fields, and then press Return/Enter.
The text frame scales appropriately, the Width and Height fields do the math and show the new measures, and the text inside the frame doesn't scale, it just rewraps to the new frame boundaries (Figure 6-8c).
Figure 6-8c. The width and height fields show the new measures, 125% of the original ones, and the frame reflects the new size. The text size doesn't change, but it does rewrap to its new boundaries (and the leading changes due to the vertical justification).
Reveal the True Size of Scaled Text
I scaled a text frame to 200% and the text inside it scaled as well, just as I wanted it to. But I can't figure out the size of the text. According to the Character and the Control palette, it's "12 pt(16.08 pt)." Well . . . which is it?This craziness (Figure 6-9a) occurs in two situations. First, InDeisgn behaves like this when someone sneaks onto your computer and turns off the Adjust Text Attributes When Scaling feature in the Type panel of the Preferences dialog box. This makes InDesign act like it did back in version 1.x. Fortunately, there's a solution: Select the text frame with the Selection tool and choose Scale Text Attributes from the Control or Transform palette menus (Figure 6-9b). The size, leading, and other text attribute fields will recalculate to show the actual, current measure (in this case, the size will update to read "16.08 pt"; Figure 6-9c).
Figure 6-9a. (above): Look familiar? Some people actually like that InDesign shows both original and "post-scaling" text sizes by default.
Figure 6-9b. (left): If you're not one of those people, turn on the Scale Text Attributes command in the Control palette menu or Transform palette menu.
Figure 6-9c. Ah, sweet, sweet normalcy.
Reveal the True Scaling of a Placed Graphic
When I scale a placed graphic, the Scale X/Scale Y fields in the Control and Transform palettes always display "100%." Even if I scale the graphic by using those fields entering 50% in both after I hit Return/Enter, the fields revert back to 100%!Gee, this sounds familiar. Oh yeah, we dealt with this back in Chapter 4, Graphically Speaking. But it bears repeating: To see the actual scaling applied to a placed image, click on the image with the Direct Select tool.
Transform Just the Graphic Frame (or Just the Image)
The Transform tools Scale, Rotate and Shear always transform both the graphic frame and the image it contains. I can't transform just the image, leaving the frame alone; or vice versa.InDesign is very picky about making you select exactly what you want to transform. To rotate or scale just the image, click on it with the Direct Select tool first. To transform the frame without the image, Option/Alt-click on the frame itself with the Direct Select tool. (You need the Option/Alt modifier to select all the points on the path; otherwise, it probably won't transform properly.)Alternatively, you can also transform just the frame by selecting the object with the Selection tool and turning off the Transform Content option in the Transform or Control palette menu. Any transforms you then apply within the palette will only affect the frame, not the content. If you want to use a tool instead, double-click the transform tool you're going to use and turn off the Transform Content feature in its Options dialog box. Note that the Transform Content feature inexplicably won't work for text frames; just graphic frames or frames with other objects pasted into (nested in) them.
Reveal the True Weight of a Scaled Stroke
InDesign is testing me, I know it. And I'm not sure how much more I can take. Here we go: I turn on Scale Stroke in the Control or Transform palette menu. I'm careful to use the Transform tools or palette fields to scale a stroked object so the stroke scales as well. I do the scaling and the stroke is obviously scaled. But the Stroke weight field shows the same weight as it did before it was scaled. For example, if the stroke started out at 6 pt, and I scale the stroked object 200%, I can see that the stroke is much thicker, but the Stroke weight field still shows "6 pt."Step away from the computer. Take a deep breath. Now approach the computer, select the scaled and stroked object, and choose Reset Scaling to 100% from the Control or Transform palette menu. The stroke weight field will reveal its true weight, and the Scale X/Scale Y fields revert to 100%. (Figures 6-10a, b and c.) Why do you need to take this extra step? As your dad said, "it builds character."
