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Virtual Book > Visualization and Graphics > Editing Mathematica Graphics Overview > Resizing, Cropping, and Adding Margins to Graphics
MATHEMATICA TUTORIAL

Resizing, Cropping, and Adding Margins to Graphics

Changing the AspectRatioSetting Margins
Cropping

Changing the AspectRatio

The following sequence shows how to change the aspect ratio of a plot.

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Using the Selection tool, click to select the graphic.

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Shift+drag a handle to change the aspect ratio.

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Cropping

The following sequence shows how to crop a portion of a plot.

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Using the Selection tool, click a graphic to select it.

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"Ctrl"+drag a handle to crop the plot.

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Setting Margins

The following sequence shows how to set the margins of a graphic.

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Click to select the graphic.

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Drag the frame (not a handle) to push out the margins.

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To change a margin directly, drag a margin frame handle.

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To keep the margins equal, Shift+drag the frame.

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To get rid of the margins, Shift+drag the graphics frame to the top-left corner.

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