I use ctrl+ the number pad to change the point size of fonts. I just got thinking, it would be nice to use the same commands for making the current selection larger or smaller too. Maybe 2 and 8 would be down and up by 1 percent of current size and 4-6 could be 1% of original size. 5 would be 'return to 100% of original size.
And then I thought, if I post it to the forum, one of the other geniuses here would tell me that a command already exists and then I'd know what it is.
So now I wait...
Hello Mike,
Perhaps this stopgap solve your question (although it is not a Shortcut).
Suppose you have an object 100 x 100 mm and you want to increase its size by 10%.
To do this, use the "calculator". Into fields "Object size" type [ +10 ] (plus sign and the number ten).
This action will make you have a proportional increase (on all sides), or partial (only width or only height),
depending on whether the icon "Lock Ratio" is ON / OFF..
Thanks silvio, I know that maneuver. Just looking for a keyboard shortcut. Mainly for when I'm getting different things to 'look' the same size.
Try the attached DupInPlace macro I wrote when I got a "travelling" laptop that does NOT have any NumPad keys at all. I assigned the shortcut + to it. (Shift and the += key just as if you were typing a plus sign).
Here's the macro written out in case you want to see it in writing:
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Sub DupInPlace()
Dim OrigSelection As ShapeRange
Set OrigSelection = ActiveSelectionRange
Dim dup1 As ShapeRange
Set dup1 = OrigSelection.Duplicate
End Sub
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Patti
P.S. I think I posted this in the wrong thread. See this one instead.