Working with Objects > Making global changes

 

Making global changes

You can quickly make global changes to your artwork—including rotating and scaling multiple objects—using the Find & Replace Graphics command. You can search for and replace objects by name or by characteristics. The Find & Replace Graphics dialog box has two tabs: Find & Replace, and Select.

The Find & Replace Graphics command lets you rotate and scale objects relative to each object's center. These operations aren't available when using the transformation tools alone.

To make changes to layers using the Find & Replace Graphics command, you must make sure the layers are not locked or hidden. For more information, see Using layers.

You can find and replace type attributes using the Find & Replace Graphics feature; for more information, see Adding, duplicating, and removing styles. To find and replace text, you use the Find Text dialog box; for more information, see Finding and replacing text.