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4 Enter values in the Scale text box and press ENTER. 5 (optional) Check the Move or Copy check box on the edit bar to scale a copy of the selection set and leave the originals. 6 Enter the scaling basepoint. To scale entities about their basepoints 1 Select the entity or entities to scale. 2 On the Edit menu, click Transform, Scale, or click the Scale button on the All-In-One toolbar. 3 Enter values in the Scale text box and press ENTER. 4 (optional) Check the Move or Copy check box on the edit bar to scale a copy of the selection set and leave the original. 5 Click the Entity Basepoint button on the edit bar. Stretching an Entity Stretching resizes an entity in one direction-the result is taller or wider than the original. Stretching an entity moves its basepoint, thereby moving the entity. You can only stretch entities drawn between a start- and endpoint. Consequently, entities such as text, markers, and symbols, which are drawn at a basepoint, cannot be stretched. To stretch arcs or circles, you must first convert them to a polyline or polygon. For information on converting entities, refer to the chapter titled "Converting & Exploding Entity Types," which begins on page 313. You can stretch entities with the Stretch button on the toolbar. It stretches entities by moving the entity endpoints that fall inside a marquee. For example, if a line has one endpoint in the marquee and one out, the point outside 282 | Chapter 22 Moving, Rotating, & Resizing Entities