Resize shapes to fit text automatically

Hi @KariOertelCDW, thanks for your post! Shapes in Lucidchart do adjust/resize based on the text in the shape. Is this what you are looking for? 

I’m actually looking for the opposite - where the text changes size - so if you shrink the shape, the text gets smaller. Because often times - I don’t want a huge shape to fit the text at a certain font - I’d like to make the shape smaller and have the text shrink with it. A person can dream! :)

@sshellman OMG - I never noticed that! Thank you for point that out! :) Exactly what I was looking for!

What if I want neither the shape nor the text to resize?

We have a set of custom shapes that are designed to work/fit together while snapping to a 0.125” grid (because 0.0625” rounds to 0.63” and no longer aligns with page rulers). When the shape auto-expands in height, it no longer aligns with its neighbors (because only edges, not centers, snap to the grid).

It’s fine if the standard-sized text overflows a bit. We can manually adjust the width to accomodate if needed.

@k8siegel We do have a feature where you can lock the size of a block! The only thing is, it will also lock the block’s position on the canvas. That may or may not be helpful in your case. 

Alas, still need to be able to move the box. Just want to lock the size. 😥

Hey @k8siegel, thanks for your response! Unfortunately, this isn’t currently supported in Lucid, but we’re very interested in your feedback and committed to continually improving our products. Please first search the Product Feedback section of this community (with the filter Topic Type = Idea) to see if it’s already been submitted. If so, please add any additional details you’d like and upvote the request - this consolidation helps to refine feedback and properly capture the popularity of the request.

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I too am looking for a way to lock the width and height of a shape.  Not the position.  Any update on this request?

Hi ​@debbie bray, you are able to lock the size of the shape, but doing so will also lock the position. 

The feature requests linked below have been made. Upvoting the posts below and adding details about what you’d like to see within those threads is the best method for showing your support for this to be implemented!