just getting started ........decided to do a Active directory  drawing

I select  the DOMAIN shape    its very smal and would like to make it bigger ...but seems to only offer you the abialty to edit the text box ??   how do I make the whole enchelada bigger ?

thanks

• Moved by Max MengMicrosoft contingent staff, Moderator Thursday, May 24, 2012 2:38 AM Moving to a more appropriate forum (From:Office IT Pro General Discussions)

In Visio 2010, we can resize the shapes by dragging them until they are the size that we want:

1. Select all the shapes that you want to resize.
2. Drag a selection handle until the shape is the size that you want.

Learn more: Select, move, resize, and rotate shapes

http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/visio-help/select-move-resize-and-rotate-shapes-HP010357168.aspx

As max pointed out you can resize using the shape handles for a quick fix. Another method is to use the 'size & position' window.

1. select the view tab

2. select the  task panes (the little arrow)

3. select 'size & position'

This comes in handy when you want to select multiple shapes and make them all the same size.

hth,

al

(If you need to fit it onto A4 or A3)

What Viso does is it draws the Shape on an A0 sized paper.  This is why it appears small.

The easiest way to fix this is:

1) click Design

2) Click Size

3) More Page Sizes

4) select Pre-Defined size - Change to A4 or A3

5) Select page orientation

6) Click apply

7) Click OK.

You can then select all the shapes generated by the active firectory topology creator and re-szie them into the document.

To do this;

1) Home

2) Click pointer Tool

3) Highlight shapes

4) Click bottom right hand cormer of square and drag smaller.

5) Select shape and move to A4

Hope it helps