Resize pages

To specify the width and height of a page
To resize a page interactively
To autofit a page

CorelDRAW provides multiple ways to change the width and height of a page. When working in single page view, you can resize a page by specifying new dimensions or choosing a different preset. When working in multipage view, you can also resize pages interactively in the drawing window as you resize rectangles. To resize a page along a single axis, drag a middle handle. To resize a page along two axes and maintain the page proportions, drag a corner handle. The aspect ratio of width and height is constrained by default.

Dragging the top or bottom middle handle lets you scale a page vertically (left). Dragging the left or right middle handle lets you scale a page horizontally (right).

Dragging a corner handle lets you scale the page by maintaining the page proportions (left). Hold down Shift while dragging the handle to size the page evenly from the center (right).

The maximum page size is 1800 by 1800 inches. In multipage view, the dimensions of all pages combined cannot exceed the maximum viewport size.

You can also resize pages to accommodate content on local layers without having to manually change the page width and height using the Autofit Page button on the property bar. Optionally, you can set the distance between the page edges and your artwork.

To remove excess padding around an object on a page (left), the page is resized to the bounds of the object with a 1-inch margin (middle) and with no margin (right).

To specify the width and height of a page

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1 Select a page.
To resize only the active page, click the Current page button on the property bar. To resize all pages, click the All pages button on the property bar.
2 Enter values in the Page dimensions boxes on the property bar, and press Enter.

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The maximum page size is 1800 by 1800 inches.

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You can also specify the page dimensions with precision by selecting a page and choosing a preset from the Presets list box on the property bar.

To resize a page interactively

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1 In multipage view (View Multipage View), select a page by clicking the page name label in the drawing window with the Pick tool .
To resize only the active page, click the Current page button on the property bar. To resize all pages, click the All pages button on the property bar.
2 Do one of the following:
• To resize a page along the vertical axis, drag the top or bottom middle handle.
• To resize a page along the horizontal axis, drag the left or right middle handle.
• To resize a page along the vertical and horizontal axes by maintaining the page proportions, drag a corner handle.
• To resize a page evenly from the center, hold down Shift while dragging a handle.

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By default, facing pages are resized evenly from the center.

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You can also resize multiple pages by selecting the pages and dragging the control handles in the drawing window.

To autofit a page

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1 Select the page that you want to resize.
2 Click the Autofit Page button on the property bar.
To specify the distance between the page edges and your artwork, enter a value in the Margin box.
3 Click Autofit Page.

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Content on master layers is ignored.

The Autofit Page button is disabled if there are no objects on local layers.

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