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Double-click the scale tool
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To change the point of origin and specify a scaling percentage in the Scale dialog box,
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select the scale tool, and Alt-click (Windows) or Option-click (Mac OS) the new point of
origin.
3 In the Scale dialog box, do one of the following:
Select Uniform, and then enter a percentage in the Scale option to preserve the relative
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height and width of the object.
Select Non-Uniform, and then enter the horizontal and vertical scale factors as
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percentages to scale the height and width separately. The scale factors are relative to
the specified point of origin and can be negative numbers.
4 If the selected object is a frame with content and you want the content to scale with the
frame, make sure that Scale Content is selected. This option is selected by default.
5 Do one of the following:
To preview the effect before you apply it, select Preview.
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To scale the object, click OK.
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To scale a copy of the object, click Copy.
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To scale by nudging with the keyboard:
Select an object and do one of the following:
To enlarge by one percent, press Ctrl+. (Windows) or Command+. (Mac OS).
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To reduce by one percent, press Ctrl+, (Windows) or Command+, (Mac OS).
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To enlarge or reduce by five percent, use either of the preceding shortcuts while also
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holding down Alt (Windows) or Option (Mac OS).
It's easy to remember these shortcuts, because they correspond to the keys that use
the greater-than (>) symbol and the less-than symbol (<). The shortcuts aren't listed
with these symbols, because the shortcuts don't use the Shift key.
About scaling type and stroke weights
When you use the procedures in this chapter to scale type, instead of using the size option
in the Character palette, the Character palette indicates type size relative to a text frame's
original size (100%). For more information, see
Scaling a path scales the path's stroke weight, but like type, the Stroke palette indicates
the stroke weight relative to the path's original size.
Reflecting selected objects
Reflecting an object flips the object across an invisible axis at the point of origin you
specify. (See "Setting the point of origin for transformations" on page
You can reflect objects by using the selection tool or free transform tool to pull one
side of an object's bounding box past the opposite side, or by typing negative values
into the Scale X Percentage or Scale Y Percentage options in the Transform palette.
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