Transforming objects

You can transform objects by selecting one or more objects, and then changing the object's properties. Objects are transformed around an anchor point. Using the transform tool or the selection tool, you can change the position or placement of an object.

There are several ways to transform objects:

• With the selection tools, you can move, rotate, skew, and resize objects by dragging.
• With the Transform palette, you can move, rotate, and resize objects precisely by entering numerical values for the x,y coordinates.
• With the Flip Horizontal and Flip Vertical commands, you can flip objects to their mirror images.
• With the transform tool, you can view the transformations as you make them. The transform tool also lets you change the control points of objects.

Related Subtopics:

Setting transform options
Defining an object's anchor point
Rotating objects
Resizing objects
Skewing objects
Undoing transformations