Frequent Question: How Do You Change the Scale in Illustrator?
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How do I resize proportions in Illustrator?

Do any of the following to control the scaling behavior:

  1. To maintain the object’s proportions, hold down Shift as you drag.
  2. To scale relative to the object’s center point, hold down Alt (Windows) or Option (Mac OS) as you drag.

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Why can I not scale in Illustrator?

Turn on the Bounding Box under the View Menu and select the object with the regular selection tool (black arrow). You should then be able to scale and rotate the object using this selection tool. That’s not the bounding box.

Sarah Jenkins

Sarah Jenkins

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