•   Use the hollow arrow to select an individual object within a group object. 2 Click the object to select it. Handles appear on the object’s bounding box. 3 Drag a handle, as described below, to resize the object. Maintaining object proportions When you resize vector objects and want to maintain the object’s height-to-width ratio, you have three options: •   Press Shift and drag a corner handle to resize the object pro- portionally. •   Use the Scale command and select the Proportional option in the Scale dialog box. This keeps the vertical and horizon- tal scaling factor in the dialog box equal. •   Use the Objects Specs command and select the Keep Pro- portions option in the Object Specs palette. Canvas keeps the object proportional if you change an object dimension in the Object Specs palette. To change the length of an arc 1 Select the arc. Round handles appear near the beginning and end of the arc segment. 2 To shorten the arc, drag the round handle back over the arc. To lengthen the arc, drag the round handle to continue the arc segment. You can also adjust the length of an arc by changing its Start angle and values in the Object Specs palette. To change Do this Height Drag the top or bottom handle Width Drag a side handle Height and width Drag a corner handle Height and width proportionally Press Shift and drag a corner handle Symmetrically (from center) Press Option (Mac) or Ctrl (Windows) and drag a handle Symmetrically and proportionally Press Option-Shift (Mac) or Ctrl-Shift (Win- dows) and drag a corner handle
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