Resize

What is Resize?


Definition

Resize means to change the width, height, or overall size of an on-screen item without altering its content. This action adjusts how much space an object such as a window, image, or text box occupies within a layout or display. This matters because resizing helps content fit appropriately within available space, which improves visibility, organisation, and efficient use of the screen.

Frayer Model Overview

Frayer model diagram explaining the computer term “Resize,” with sections for definition, characteristics, examples, and non-examples.

Characteristics

  • Changes width, height, or both

  • Does not alter the actual content inside the item

  • Applies to windows, images, text boxes, and objects

  • Usually limited by minimum or maximum sizes

  • Affects how much space the item occupies on the screen

Examples

  • Resizing a window to see more of a document

  • Making an image smaller on a PowerPoint slide

  • Resizing a text box to fit its text

  • Adjusting a spreadsheet column width

  • Resizing a browser window to compare two pages

Non-Examples

  • Moving an item to a different location

  • Zooming in or out of a view

  • Editing or changing the content

  • Formatting text such as changing font size

  • Opening or closing a window

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