Using touch to modify shapes (free transform tool) – Adobe Illustrator CC 2015 User Manual
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Reshaping objects
Last updated 6/5/2015
Using touch to modify shapes (Free Transform tool)
Move, scale, rotate, shear, or distort an object, using a mouse or touch-based device (for example, a touchscreen device).
1
Select an object and pick the Free Transform tool.
2
In the Free Transform tool widget, choose an appropriate action to perform on the selected object. Use the control
handles to move, scale, rotate, shear, or distort (perspective or free).
A Constrain B Free Transform C Selected action D Perspective distort E Free Distort
3
When the Free Transform widget is active, the selected object has a movable reference point:
• Click and drag the reference point to any point on the artboard, to move the object relative to the position of the
reference point.