how do you change the object size Illustrator please?

[John Childs]

Use the transform tool.

Open the transform palette from the Window drop down menu, or press shift F8. You can then change the size of any selected object. That’s how it works on a Mac anyway. 😳

Best advice I can give any Illustrator user is to buy a copy of CADtools from Hotdoor. Worth it’s weight in gold.

[Russell Pavey]

Thank you John – brill.

[J. Makela]

In recent versions of Illustrator you can also just enter the measurements in the dimensions box in the options bar at the top of your monitor (can’t remember its official name). Just make sure they’re unlinked. If they’re linked (which you can toggle by clicking on the little chain icon between the boxes), when you change one measurement, the other changes as well to keep it in proportion.

[Craig Smith]

quote J. Makela:

In recent versions of Illustrator you can also just enter the measurements in the dimensions box in the options bar at the top of your monitor (can’t remember its official name). Just make sure they’re unlinked. If they’re linked (which you can toggle by clicking on the little chain icon between the boxes), when you change one measurement, the other changes as w (hot) ell to keep it in proportion.

Bloody hell, i never knew that……here’s me dragging the object bit by bit (holding shift) to get to size required!
Thanks alot….

[Andrew Boyle]

window – transform – and type in size………click or not click proportion

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