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STRETCH TEXT

rp922
Community Beginner ,
Jul 15, 2021 Jul 15, 2021

I'd like to stretch a line of text vertically without it resizing the width. Is there a simple way to elongate text?

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davescm Community Expert
Community Expert , Jul 15, 2021 Jul 15, 2021

If you are dragging the transform handles, hold down shift whilst dragging

 

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J E L Community Expert
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Jul 15, 2021 Jul 15, 2021

@rp922 Is increasing the vertical scaling percentage not giving you the results want you want?

 

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rp922
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Thank you much!

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Jul 15, 2021 Jul 15, 2021

If you are dragging the transform handles, hold down shift whilst dragging

 

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Thank you!!!

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