Complete the following steps to resize most front panel objects.
Move the Positioning tool over the object. Resizing handles appear at the corners of a rectangular object, and resizing circles appear on a circular object.
Move the Positioning tool over a resizing handle to change the tool to the resizing cursor.
Use the resizing cursor to drag the resizing handles or resizing circles until the dashed border outlines the size you want.
Release the mouse button. The object reappears in its new size.
Complete the following steps to restrict the growth of any object vertically or horizontally or to maintain the current proportions of the object.
Hold down the <Shift> key as you click the resizing handles/circles.
Drag the resizing handles/circles to the size you want. To resize an object around its center point, <Ctrl-Shift>-click the resizing cursors.
Macintosh <Command-Shift>-click, Sun <Meta-Shift>-click, and Linux <Alt-Shift>-click.
Release the mouse button. The object reappears in its new size.
Complete the following steps to cancel a resizing operation.
Continue dragging the resizing handle or resizing circle outside the window until the dashed border disappears.
Release the mouse button. The object maintains its original size.
You also can press the <Esc> key to cancel a resizing operation.