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ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR CS2
User Guide
To scale objects with the bounding box
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Select one or more objects.
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Select the Selection tool or the Free Transform tool
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Drag a bounding box handle until the object is the desired size.
Objects scale relative to the opposite handle of the bounding box.
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Do any of the following to control the scaling behavior:
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To maintain the object’s proportions, hold down Shift as you drag.
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To scale relative to the object’s center point, hold down Alt (Windows) or Option (Mac OS) as you drag.
See also
“To use the bounding box” on page 292
To scale objects by entering a width and height
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Select one or more objects.
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In the Transform palette or Control palette, enter a new value in the Width (W) or Height (H) text box, or both.
You can do any of the following before you enter a value to control the scaling behavior:
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To maintain the objects’ proportions, click the lock proportions button .
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To change the reference point for scaling, click a white square on the reference point locator
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To scale stroked paths and any size-related effects along with the object, select Scale Strokes & Effects from the
palette menu.
See also
“About the Transform palette” on page 291
To scale objects by a specific percentage with the Scale command
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Select one or more objects.
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Do one of the following:
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To scale from the center, choose Object > Transform > Scale or double-click the Scale tool
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To scale relative to a different reference point, select the Scale tool and Alt-click (Windows) or Option-click
(Mac OS) where you want the reference point to be in the document window.
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In the Scale dialog box, do one of the following:
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To maintain the object’s proportions as it scales, select Uniform, and enter a percentage in the Scale text box.
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To scale the height and width separately, select Non-Uniform, and enter a percentage in the Horizontal and
Vertical text boxes.
The scale factors are relative to the reference point and can be negative or positive.
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To scale stroked paths and any size-related effects along with the object, select Scale Strokes & Effects.
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If the objects contain a pattern fill, select Patterns to scale the pattern. Deselect Objects if you want to scale the
pattern but not the objects.
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