select anchor point to lock in when scaling images

[MikeV]

Hi,

Is there a way to select an anchor point – corner, side or top of an image and 'lock' that side or corner so it holds constant while resizing the image?

For example, if I want to insert a photo and have its top align with another object can I position the top edge in line with that object then use Command and the bottom corner handle to resize the photo while its top edge remains in line with the chosen object. Have tried selecting edge anchor points in 'transform' but the photos all hold the centre as the fixed point as they resize.

The help guide suggests that using the centre as the anchor point is an option but not how to select other/edge anchor points.

Cheers

M

[Ana Mendes]

I'm also wondering the same:

How to scale a placed image from an anchor point?

It seems to scale from the right corner, idk how to change that.

[Ana Mendes]

Because I'm working with maps and sometimes I need to zoom specific areas for details. 

Ideally I'd have a way to do it loosely, with the handles, and also with percentage or scale factors, so I can have the scale purrrfect without the need to make seperate maps images for the zoom-ins all the time.

[GarryP]

With the image selected, press the Enable Transform Origin button on the Context Toolbar, then drag the origin (blue cross thing) to where you want to resize the image from, then keep Ctrl pressed and drag the handles of the image.

I'm pretty sure this works with the Transform Panel too.

See attached video.

[Ana Mendes]

 

In publisher

[Ana Mendes]

It doesn't work, or at least I'm not figuring it out...  yet!

[GarryP]

Ah, sorry, you asked about a “placed image”, not an image in a Picture Frame.

I would have to do some experimentation to see if that’s possible but I don’t have the time at the moment.

Hopefully someone else will see this and be able to help further.

[Ana Mendes]

Its good enough to have the proper nomenclature, thanks!

[GarryP]

As far as I can tell, without exhaustive testing, the technique I gave above can be used when the image layer (the layer inside the Picture Frame layer) is selected, but the rescale via the slider does not take the Transform Origin into account. (I would be happy to proven wrong on this.)

I don’t know if this is by design or otherwise.