Most often, the Developer is able to determine the correct menu, menu entry, icon, or other object, and the action area is sized and positioned automatically. At times, however, you may need to resize the action area to select the correct location or to indicate a specific choice in a list. The Developer includes three methods to resize the action area.

• Selection handles: Drag a selection handle to resize in a specific direction. Drag a corner selection handle to resize both horizontally and vertically.
   
• Redraw mode: Resize using a combination of the left mouse button and the CTRL key. Hold CTRL and press the left mouse button to position the upper left corner of the action area. Then drag the mouse to redefine the size of the area. The mouse pointer changes into a crosshair as you drag. When you release the left mouse button and the CTRL key, you position the lower right corner of the action area. Using CTRL in conjunction with the right mouse button does not activate redraw mode.
   
• Double-clicking the mouse: Double-click the left mouse button within the existing action area to indicate the upper left corner. Hold the SHIFT key and double-click the left mouse button within the existing action to indicate the lower right corner.

Note: While recording, the action area defaults to the size specified in the Area Size field on the Recorder tab in the Options dialog box if the Recorder recognizes the object as a Universal Object, Workspace, Window or Active X object.

To resize the action area using the selection handles:

1. Point to a selection handle on the action area.
    
2. Drag the selection handle in the desired direction and release the mouse button.

To resize the action area using redraw mode:

1. Hold the CTRL key and click the left mouse button within the existing action area in the location where you want the upper left corner of the action area to appear.
    
2. Drag to extend the action area over the area of the screen you want to reference.
    
3. Release the mouse button and the CTRL key where you want the lower right corner of the action area to appear.

To resize the action area by double-clicking the mouse:

1. Double-click the left mouse button within the existing action area in the location where you want the upper left corner of the action area to appear.
    
2. Hold the SHIFT key and double-click the left mouse button within the existing action area in the location where you want the lower right corner of the action area to appear.

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