# Microsoft Visio is not cooperating... **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [June 10, 2014, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/microsoft-visio-is-not-cooperating/690489 "2014-06-10T18:20:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Labor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/74df32/32.png) [@Labor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labor)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2014, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/microsoft-visio-is-not-cooperating/690489/1 "2014-06-10T18:20:23Z")
Oh please helpful Dopers, help me now! I am working in Microsoft Visio 2013. Does anyone know how to resize a shape in only one dimension. I keep stretching the rectangle to make the shape wider and it gets taller also. There seems to be some sort of default proportional required resizing. I only want wider. How do I get this to work the way I want? Oh please help! Good karma and magic invisible unicorns will enhance your day if you help me. BTW: Is the desperation and frustration evident?:eek: ---
**Author:** ![zoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zoid/32/336_2.png) [@zoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoid)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2014, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/microsoft-visio-is-not-cooperating/690489/2 "2014-06-10T19:00:37Z")
Let’s get this out of the way… You are using the control handle on the left or right side and not one of the corners, right? ---
**Author:** ![yoyodyne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/a9a28c/32.png) [@yoyodyne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yoyodyne)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2014, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/microsoft-visio-is-not-cooperating/690489/3 "2014-06-10T19:08:54Z")
Check that aspect ratio protection is off. [http://blog.jongallant.com/2013/06/visio-shape-lock-protection-layers.html#.U5dXbXknJaQ](http://blog.jongallant.com/2013/06/visio-shape-lock-protection-layers.html#.U5dXbXknJaQ)