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Adobe Illustrator Help Transforming and Distorting Shapes
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Transforming and Distorting
Shapes
Tr ansforming selected objects
You can transform selected objects—that is, change their size, shape, and orientation by
selecting one or more objects and then applying various transformation actions on them.
For example, you can change the angle of an object by rotating it.
To transform an object, you can use the free transform tool, individual transformation
tools, or the Transform palette:
• Use the free transform tool to rotate, scale, reflect, shear, and distort objects quickly.
• Use the transformation tools to change the size, shape, and orientation of selected
objects. The transformation tools are the rotate tool, scale tool, reflect tool, and shear
tool. You can also use individual transform dialog boxes to specify numeric values,
to preview the transformation before applying it, and to select other transformation
options.
• Use the Transform palette to modify selected objects by changing information in the
palette. (See “
Using the Transform palette” on page 121.)
As you transform objects, keep the following in mind:
• Transformation dialog boxes and commands can be opened for selected objects by
using context-sensitive menus. To display context-sensitive menus, hold down the right
mouse button (Windows) or Control-click (Mac OS).
• You can transform selected objects by using the bounding box. (See “Using the
bounding box” on page 99.)
Defining the point of origin
All transformation actions perform their functions in relation to some fixed point on or
around the object. This fixed point is called the point of origin. The default point of origin is
the object’s center point. For example, you can drag an object to rotate it around its center,
or you can set a new point of origin and then drag to rotate around it. You can also click a
point of origin that you have set, and then drag it to a new position.
To reset the point of origin:
1 Select the object you want to transform.
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