Resizing canvas and all elements on it

[Ruben Peters]

Hello,

if we make a set of banners, we often have dimensions which are designed (almost) exactly the same. For example the 250x250 and 200x200 banners. When creating Gif banners, we can just resize the whole 250 banner to the 200 pixel version and be done. It would be great if this would be possible in GWD to resize the stage and everything on it, too. It saves so much time. Selecting all elements and resizing them at once would also be a great solution.

Thanks!

[Nivesh Rajbhandari]

Hi Ruben,

If all the elements are in 2d, it is already possible to resize all of them at once by using the Selection tool with the transform option checked:

1. Switch to the Selection tool (the first tool). Turn on the Transform option in the tool options - https://support.google.com/webdesigner/answer/3241090?hl=en&ref_topic=3178270
2. Select all the elements on stage (Ctrl/Cmd+a).
   
3. Mouse down and drag any of the 8 control points to resize the selection. You can hold down the Shift key to maintain aspect ratio. You can hold down Alt key to resize from the center of the selection.

However, if you have any animation keyframes, this resize will only apply to the current keyframe.

Instead, you may want to try creating flexible creatives following the instructions at https://support.google.com/richmedia/answer/6002669#.

Hope this helps,

Nivesh (Google Web Designer)