| Enter X and Y values in the Frame section to specify the precise X (horizontal) and Y (vertical) position of the upper left corner of the current selection, as measured from the top left corner of the page. Use the arrow buttons to the right of these fields (or the arrow keys) to adjust the position of the item visually. The move increment for the arrow buttons is controlled on the General Preferences panel
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| Enter values in the H and W fields to specify the precise height and width of the selected item.
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| Enter a rotation angle in degrees, or use the rotation buttons to apply a rotation to the selected item.
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| Enter a value in the Scale field to scale the selected item uniformly in the horizontal and vertical directions. If you wish to scale the item without maintaining its original proportions, you can enter two values separated by a /. The first value applies to the X direction, and the second value applies to the Y direction. You can also use the Scale tool from the Tool Palette or drag the size handles on the sides of the item.
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| Click the Lock check box to lock the selected item. When an item is locked, you must click on it directly to select it and, when selected, its size handles will be drawn in gray rather than black. You may not change a locked item in any way, with the exception that you may edit the text contained in a locked text item.
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| The Conform to Master check box applies to text items that are created based on text item templates on the Master layer. By default, any changes you make to the template on the Master layer will be applied to the text items it generates on the Pages layer. Click this check box (to remove the check) if you do not want a particular Pages layer text item to conform to its template on the Master layer.
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