Resizing fields

Sometimes you create a field and only later realize that it is too small for the intended text (Figure 11.61). In that case, the text will be cut off. Resizing solves the problem.

Figure 11.61. To resize a field in Layout mode, click on the field and drag a corner. Once back in Browse mode (bottom), the field's text is no longer cut off.

To resize a field

1.	Switch to Layout mode ( in Windows, on the Mac).
2.	Click on the field you want to resize and hold down your cursor. The corners of the field become small black boxes, known as handles.
3.	Drag the handles to make the field larger or smaller. When it reaches the size you want, release the cursor.
4.	Switch back ( in Windows, on the Mac) and you'll see that all the field's text now shows. Getting the field big enough may require some toggling between Layout and Browse modes to check your progress.

Tip

• To cleanly enlarge a field horizontally or vertically, click on the field and press just before you drag the handle. The field then only expands in the direction you first drag it, whether it's horizontal or vertical.