How to resize an image in Word on ipad

You can add photos and graphics to any page and replace media place holders with your own images. You can add photos from photo albums on your device, insert photos and images from iCloud or take a photo with your device and add it directly to your document.

1. On the page where you want to add the image, tap

   
   , then tap 
   
   .

2. Tap Photo or Video.

   To insert an image from iCloud or another service, tap “Insert from”.

3. Navigate to the image, then tap it.

4. Drag any blue dot to resize the image.

You can also copy an image from another document or application.

You can add a media placeholder (to which you can add an image, video or audio file) to a document. Using a media place holder lets you easily replace media without disturbing other elements on the page.

1. Add an image to your document, then format it the way you want your document’s images to look.

   You can add a mask, add a border, rotate the image, change its size and more.

2. Tap the image to select it, tap

   
   , tap Image, then tap Set as Placeholder.

1. Tap

   
   in the bottom-right corner of a media placeholder.

2. Tap an album.

   To use a photo from iCloud or another service, tap “Insert from” below the albums.

3. Tap the photo you want to add.

   If you’re inserting a photo from iCloud or another service, tap folders to locate the image.

4. Drag any blue dot to resize the image.

You can take a photo with the camera on your device and insert the image directly into your document.

1. On the page where you want to add the photo, do one of the following:

   • Tap

     
     in the bottom-right corner of a media placeholder, then tap Take Photo or Video.

   • Tap

     
     , tap 
     
     , then tap Camera.

2. To take the photo, tap Photo, tap 

   
   , then do one of the following:

   • Insert the photo: Tap Use Photo.

   • Take the photo again: Tap Retake.

   • Cancel and return to the document: Tap Retake, then tap Cancel.

3. Drag any blue dot to resize the image.

You can edit the photo as you would any other image. The photo appears in the Photos app on your device.

You can add a description to any image in your document. Image descriptions are read by assistive technology (for example, VoiceOver) when someone uses that technology to access your document. Image descriptions aren’t visible anywhere in your document.

1. Tap the image to select it, tap

   
   , then tap Image.

2. Tap Description, then tap in the text box and enter your text.

If you export your document as a PDF, image descriptions are still readable by assistive technology. See Export to Word, PDF or another file format in Pages on iPad.

To add descriptions to the images in an image gallery, see Add an image gallery. To add a caption to your image, see Create a caption for an image or other object.

To work with multiple images at the same time, touch and hold one image, then tap the other images with another finger.

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Most Pages templates are created for documents with standard paper sizes, but you can change a document’s paper size at any time. You can also change its orientation (portrait or landscape). Afterwards, you may need to make adjustments so that the document looks the way you want.

1. Tap

   
   at the top of the screen, then tap Document Set-up.

2. Tap a paper size.

   In a word-processing document, you may need to tap the Document tab at the top of the screen to see the paper size controls.

You can also tap Custom Size to set custom paper sizes. See the task below for more information.

1. Tap

   
   at the top of the screen, then tap Document Set-up.

2. Tap a page orientation.

   In a word-processing document, you may need to tap the Document tab at the top of the screen to see the page orientation controls.

   Note: You can use only one page orientation for your document. Pages doesn’t support a mix of pages in portrait and landscape within the same document.

1. Tap

   
   at the top of the screen, then tap Document Set-up.

2. Tap Custom Size.

   In a word-processing document, you may need to tap the Document tab at the top of the screen to see the paper size controls.

3. Tap Width or Height, then change the value to the new size.

4. To save your changes, tap Done in the top-right corner.

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• Welcome
• Add images, shapes and media
• Position and style objects
• Use writing and editing tools
• Manage and organise documents
• • Keyboard shortcuts
  • Keyboard shortcut symbols
• Copyright

Resizing a table makes the table larger or smaller; it doesn’t change the number of rows and columns it contains.

1. Tap the table, then tap

   
   in its top-left corner.

2. Drag any of the blue dots on the edge of the table to make the table larger or smaller.

   To resize the rows and columns simultaneously, drag the blue dot in the bottom-right corner.

   

• Tap the table, then drag

  
  in its top-left corner.

You can lock a table so that it can’t be edited, moved or deleted.

• Lock a table: Tap the table, tap

  
  , tap Arrange, then tap Lock.

• Unlock a table: Tap the table, then tap Unlock.

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