Adobe InDesign CS5 - Manual (Page 415)

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Frames and objects
Last updated 11/16/2011
Change transformation settings
The Transform panel includes several options that determine how objects are transformed and how transformations
are displayed in the Transform and Control panels.
More Help topics
“ Keys for transforming objects ” on page 694
“ Determine how scaling is tracked ” on page 421
Change the reference point for selected objects
All transformations originate from a fixed point on or near the object, called the reference point. The reference point
is marked by an icon
when a transformation tool, such as the Scale tool, is active.
Reference point moved to center (left), and object scaled (right)
❖ Do one of the following:
• To specify a different reference point for the selected object, click any of the nine points on the reference point
locator
in the Transform or Control panel.
As you click different reference points on the Transform or Control panel (top left and right), the reference point for the selected object changes
(bottom left and right).
• To move the selected object’s reference point to a specific location, select the Rotate tool , the Scale tool , or
the Shear tool , position the tool over the reference point icon, and then drag it to a new location. Or, with one
of these tools selected, click anywhere on the object or page. The reference point moves to that location.
Note: When a transform tool is selected, clicking away from the object does not deselect it— it moves the reference point.
Choose Edit > Deselect All to deselect an object.
The last-selected reference point on the reference point locator becomes the new default reference point for all tools
and objects. If you drag an object’s reference point icon to a custom location (not on an anchor point), the panel
reference point returns to the default position once the current object is no longer selected. InDesign preserves the
default reference point position for new documents so you don’t have to reset
it.