How to make all shapes the same size in word

In this article, we will show you how to quickly resize multiple pictures in your Word document to meet certain requirements.

It’s not unusual to have many pictures inserted into a Word document nowadays. Yet, sometimes these pictures should be set in the same size. And normally, the picture inserted is in “In line with text” wrapping style, which means we can’t select them all at the same time. Thus, to adjust the picture size can be time-consuming even when there are only several of them.

Following are 2 quick ways you might find helpful.

Method 1: Use “F4”

1. First and foremost, double click on a picture to enter editing mode.
2. Second, click the down arrow button in “Size” group under “Format” tab to open the “layout” dialog box.
3. In the dialog box open, change the height and width as you need first.
4. Then clear the “Lock aspect ratio” and “Relative to original picture size” boxes in “Scale” part.
5. Lastly, click “OK”.
6. Next, click on another picture and press “F4”. You shall find the second picture now is in the same size as the previous one. “F4” here can repeat the last action.

Method 2: Use VBA Codes

Generally speaking, method 1 can save you a lot time already. However, in case you find it dull and boring to click on picture and press “F4” key, you can take the help of VBA codes to finish the task once for all.

1. To start with, click “Developer” tab.
2. Then click “Visual Basic” in “Code” group or press “Alt+ F11” to open the VBA editor.
3. Next, click “Normal”.
4. Click “Insert”.
5. And choose “Module”.
6. Then double click on the new module to open editing area.
7. Paste the bellowing codes there:

Sub SetupAllPictureSize() Dim objInlineShape As InlineShape Dim objShape As Shape      For Each objInlineShape In ActiveDocument.InlineShapes    objInlineShape.Height = 500    objInlineShape.Width = 500 Next objInlineShape   For Each objShape In ActiveDocument.Shapes    objShape.Height = 500    objShape.Width = 500   Next objShape End Sub

1. Finally, hit “Run” button.

Notes:

1. You can alter the values in codes “objInlineShape.Height = 500” and “objInlineShape.Width = 500” as you need to change the height and width of pictures in “In line with text” wrapping style.
2. You can alter the values in codes “objShape.Height = 500” and “objShape.Width = 500” to change the height and width of pictures not in “In line with text” wrapping style.

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Hold down your Ctrl key and select the objects you want to resize. Multiple objects must be selected to activate the following resizing options.

Select from the following resizing options. You can resize objects by selecting the resizing option from the Layout menu, or by clicking the toolbar graphic. Objects will be resized according to the size of the first object you selected.

Resizing	Status bar graphic
Make objects the same width
Make objects the same height.
Make objects the same width and height.

If Keep original aspect ratio is selected for any of the selected objects, the objects may not be resized the way you intended.

If your Microsoft Word documents contain anything other than straight text, there may be times when a certain component (such as an image or a text box) needs to be a different size. Word makes it easy to change the size of objects.

Instructions in this article apply to Word for Microsoft 365, Word 2019, Word 2016, Word 2013, Word for Microsoft 365 for Mac, Word 2019 for Mac, and Word 2016 for Mac.

Resize an image to shrink it down to fit in a tight spot in a document or to make it larger to fill up more space. Any type of object can be resized, including images, shapes, SmartArt, WordArt, charts, and text boxes.

1. In the Word document, select the object you want to resize.

2. Use the mouse or touchpad to select and drag a Sizing handle. The Sizing handles are located on each corner of the object, as well as on the top, bottom, left, and right borders.

   Once you've resized the object, you may also need to reposition it.

3. To keep the proportions of the object the same, press and hold the Shift key while you select and drag. To keep the object centered in its current location, press and hold the Ctrl key while you select and drag. Press and hold both keys together to perform both functions.

Resize an object based on an exact size if you need to make two or more images the same size or if images must be a certain size to fit a template or other requirement.

1. In the Word document, select the object you want to resize. Then, on the ribbon, select Picture Format.

   When resizing something other than an image, the name of the tab will differ. For example, for WordArt, text boxes, or shapes, go to the Shape Format tab. For SmartArt or charts, go to the Format tab.

2. To resize the object to an exact size, go to the Size group and enter the values you want in the Height and Width boxes. Or, use the arrows to change the height and width of the object.

3. To resize the object to an exact proporation, select the dialog box launcher.

4. In the Layout dialog box, select the Size tab.

5. In the Scale section, select Lock Aspect Ratio. In the Height or Width section, use the controls to change the height or width. The other dimension automatically changes to maintain the ratio.

6. Select OK.

Crop an image to remove a portion of it, which is helpful if you don't need all the content within the image.

1. In the Word document, select the image you want to crop. Then, on the ribbon, select Picture Format.

2. In the Size group, select Crop. The image displays crop handles around the outside border.

3. Select and drag a handle to crop the image.

4. As with resizing an image, press Shift while you crop to maintain the size ratio. Press Ctrl to keep the images centered. Press both Shift and Ctrl to do both.

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