Scaling Problem!!!

[HIcks@adobeforums.com]

All I want is when I click on an object or highlight some text it gives me the true size, what ever scaling i do. Why do I have to keep on clicking 'reset scale to 100%' in the Transform pallet?

Any ideas?

Hicks

[mikewitherell_at_jetsetcom_dot_net]

Change your habitual approach. If you want to know the scale of the graphic in a frame, click on it with the white Direct Selection tool. Also, take a glance at the fancy INFO palette to see the effective resolution.

As for text, I'm not sure what you are doing. InDesign has several nuancedly different approaches. I often ctrl-shift-drag a frame with type in it to scale it larger. The text scales up along with the frame. More often, I use the Type tool to select the type, and size it to explicit point sizes in the Character palette or the Control palette (redundant places). Then, I might also adjust the frame with the black Selection tool. Either approach gives me true measurements.

Mike Witherell in Washington DC

[HIcks@adobeforums.com]

Thanks Mike for trying to herlp.

However, I might not be explaining myself correctly. It would be easyer if I just did a print screen to show you the problems I am having with scaling. I am sure it is something simple that I am not doing or something in Preferenaces that I have not got activated.

Would I be able to email you a 'print screen' ? or anyone ?

Thanks again

Hicks

[Alan_Gold@adobeforums.com]

Could you post the screen print to a website so everyone can view it?

AG

[HIcks@adobeforums.com]

Sorry its taken so long to get back. I have been on Holiday.

To answer your question. Yes, no problem.

what website and how?

HIcks

[Alan_Gold@adobeforums.com]

I meant a website you have FTP access to, so that you could post the link here, and anyone could view it.

Like:
[url]www.hicks.com/screenprint.html[/url]

AG