How to Change Shape Dimensions in Visio?

In this article, we will learn how we can change shape dimensions in Visio. First of all, we will talk about why we increase shape size in Visio? While working with Visio shapes we need more space in shapes to add text or some sign to show a clear message for the audience. That is why we change the dimensions of shapes in Visio.

There are two different ways to change the dimension.

1. Task Panes
2. Direct dragging

Step1

a. First of all we have to insert a shape in Visio so that we can apply dimension changes to that shape. For adding shape in the Visio document go to the Shapes > More Shapes > General > Basic Shapes then finally basic shape will be inserted within the shape pane as we can see after these steps.

After selecting Basic Shapes then a new window will appear.

b. Select the shape of the drag and drop on the artboard we are going to select Rectangle.

As we can see that Rectangle is placed at the centre of the artboard. Also, we can see dotted lines as horizontally and vertically. These are Dynamic Guides just help us to adjust these shapes in alignment in Visio.

c. Go to the View tab > Show > Task Panes.

Click on Task Panes. Then a dialogue box will open and in that dialogue box, we will see Size & Position. As we are going to change the Dimension of the shapes. We will select the Size & Position. 

 Size & Position tab. After Selecting Size & Position then a small tab will be open on the right side of the Shapes and if our shape is selected then this box shows the Horizontal and vertical position of the shape, Hight and width of the shape, Angle, and Pin Pos of the shape.

As we are talking about the dimensions that actually mean height and width. We can change the height and width of the rectangle.

Step2

In this step. We can simply move our cursor to the corner of the shape then it shows that Resizes Shape. If we will click and drag from any corner then the dimension of the shape increase horizontally as well as vertically. If we will click and drag from the top, bottom, right and left side then the shape mover only top side, bottom side, right side, and left side.

In this way, we can change the dimension of the rectangle or any other shape. if we will press the ctrl key and drag the shape then the shape dimensions will increase horizontally as well as vertically. In simple words, we can say that the dimensions of the shape will increase with a constant value.