You can adjust frames after they have been placed in the work area, but before they have been fixed as an embroidery.
Note: A frame that has not been fixed as an embroidery has green handles. A group has orange handles. A frame fixed as an embroidery has white or blue handles.
To Adjust Frames
Note: Use Reveal Groups 
to select a frame that is grouped with an embroidery. See Reveal Groups.
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Drag the green handles to change the shape of a frame. Hold the Shift key while dragging to retain the original proportions. Hold the Option key to resize from the center. See Reshaping a Frame.
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Control–click a frame and select an option from the context menu:
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Choose Properties to change the size, height and width. See Changing Frame Properties.
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Choose a stitch type and open its properties dialog to alter properties such as density, stitch length, angle and pattern. See Choosing Stitch Properties.
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To change the thread colors in the frame, in the Control Panel click Design, then click a thread color. See Changing a Thread Color.
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Fix the frame as an embroidery. See Fixing Frames and Flourishes as Embroideries.
Reshaping a Frame
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Create a frame in the Frame window. See Create a Frame.
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Click Apply. The frame appears in the work area.
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Drag the frame a short distance to the right. A four arrow pointer appears as you drag.
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Place the pointer over one of the square green handles at the corners of the frame. The Adjust/resize pointer
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Drag the handle to change the shape of the frame.
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Hold the Shift key and drag one of the handles. The size changes, but the shape remains the same. (Hold the Option key to resize from the center.)
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Use the round handle on the right to rotate the frame, then Undo the rotation.
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Click Reveal Groups to finish editing the frame separately.
Note: If Group was selected when creating the frame, use Reveal Groups 
to adjust the frame separately from the embroidery. See Reveal Groups.