Transform items


  Select an item in your document.     Select one of the transformation tools on the Tools Palette.     Use the mouse to transform the selected item.


Arrow Tool
Use the arrow tool to select an item by clicking on it or by dragging a marquee rectangle across any part of it. Shift-click to add an item to or subtract an item from the selection.
While dragging with the Arrow tool, press the Shift key to constrain movement to horizontal or vertical. Hold down the Alternate key while dragging with the Arrow tool to "clone" the selection in the new location. This may be combined with the Shift key to place the cloned item horizontally or vertically aligned with the original.

  Rotate Tool
After selecting an item with the arrow tool, click and drag with the rotate tool to rotate the selected item. Use Format Layout Make Natural (command-0) to remove applied rotation from an item.

  Scale Tool
After selecting one or more items with the arrow tool, click and drag to stretch or shrink the selection. Press the Shift key while dragging to scale the selection uniformly in the X and Y directions.
  Skew Tool
After selecting one or more items with the arrow tool, click and drag to skew the selection. Press the Shift key while dragging to constrain the skew to only one axis. Use Format Layout Make Natural (command-0) to remove applied skew from an item.



See also

Create items
Tool Palette