Scaling pictures in print mode - Lightroom

Hi all!
Merry Christmas from Denmark!
I have a problem rescaling the pictures when i use the presets in print mode. I figured the CMD key for moving the picture in the frame, but I haven't figured out how to scale the photo inside the frame - not scaling the frame!
Can it really be, that the only solution is to go in develop mode, and scale the picture there?
Hope some of you know the answer for this question!
Thank you in advance
-Daniel

Hi guys!
Thanks for your replies!
An example of where this feature would be highly appreciated is when i have 3 photos in a 3, 2x2 squares and a want to place the photo in left box, a little bet left, instead of the actual picture, the middle one complete in the middel and the 3rd a little bit placed to the right inside the preset, or to upscale a portrait and only see the eyes for example - with cropping the pictures to that.
Hope it made sense to you - i find it a little hard to explain.
I guess its not possible :-)
-Daniel

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