# Scaling Elements

When you open the Camera View window for the first time, drawings appear at the size at which you drew them. You can change an element’s height and width using the Scale tool, which resizes all of the contents in the selected element.

You can scale an element by:

- dragging the scale handles
- entering specific values

To see a change in the element’s size, make sure the Camera View is active.

To scale an element using the scale handles:

1. Select the element you want to scale using one of the following methods:

- Select the element in the Timeline window.
- Select Tools > Sceneplanning Tools > Select or click the Select tool on the Scene Operation Tools toolbar and click the element in the View window.

2. Select Tools > Sceneplanning Tools > Scale or click the Scale tool in the Scene Operation Tools toolbar.The scale selection frame appears around the element.

3. Place the mouse pointer over one of the scale handles.

4. Drag one of the scale handles in the direction you want to rescale.

Dragging away from the element scales it up and dragging toward the element scales it down. If you drag the handles beyond the scale borders, the element’s drawings flip over.

- Top-right corner handle: changes the height and width values at the same time. If you press [Shift], you can rescale the element proportionally.
- Top-center handle: changes the height value.
- Side-center handle: changes the width value.

To change the size of an element over time, you must attach it to a peg.

To scale an element with specific values:

1. Select Window > Show Properties to open the Properties dialog box. You can see the size scale values change in the Scale fields.

2. Type the size values in the Scale fields in the Properties dialog box.

- To change the height of the element, type the height value in the left Scale field.
- To change the width of the element, type the width value in the right Scale field.
- To change the height and width of an element proportionally, select the Keep Proportions checkbox. When you type one value in the vertical Scale field, Toon Boom Studio adjusts the horizontal value automatically and the horizontal value field is greyed out.

See Also
Animating Size Changes with the Scale Tool
Animating Elements with Pegs
Showing/Hiding Elements