Adobe Illustrator CC 2015 - Manual (Page 273)

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Reshaping objects
Last updated 6/5/2015
3 Drag a bounding box handle until the object is the desired size.
Objects scale relative to the opposite handle of the bounding box.
4 Do any of the following to control the scaling behavior:
• To maintain the object’s proportions, hold down Shift as you drag.
• To scale relative to the object’s center point, hold down Alt (Windows) or Option (Mac OS) as you drag.
Scale objects to a specific width and height
1 Select one or more objects.
2 In the Transform panel, enter a new value in the Width (W) or Height (H) box, or both.
You can do any of the following before you enter a value to control the scaling behavior:
• To maintain the objects’ proportions, click the lock proportions button .
• To change the reference point for scaling, click a white square on the reference point locator .
• To scale stroked paths and any size-related effects along with the object, select Scale Strokes & Effects from the
panel menu.
You can also maintain proportions by entering a value in the W or H box, and then pressing Ctrl (Windows) or
Command (Mac OS) while you press Enter.
Scale objects by a specific percentage
1 Select one or more objects.
2 Do one of the following:
• To scale from the center, choose Object > Transform > Scale or double-click the Scale tool .
• 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.
3 In the Scale dialog box, do one of the following:
• To maintain the object’s proportions as it scales, select Uniform, and enter a percentage in the Scale text box.
• 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.
4 To scale stroked paths and any size-related effects along with the object, select Scale Strokes & Effects.
5 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.
6 Click OK, or click Copy to scale a copy of the objects.
Scale multiple objects
1 Select the objects.
2 Choose Object > Transform > Transform Each.
Note: You cannot enter a specific width for scaling multiple objects. In Illustrator, you can only scale objects in
percentage measurements.
3 Set percentages for horizontal and vertical scaling in the Scale section of the dialog box.
4 To change the reference point, click a white square on the reference point locator .