User Guide

Chapter 3: Objects And Attributes
4. Do one of the following:
Click Apply. The object is scaled, but the dialog box remains open. If you want to change
the options you can do so and click Apply again, or you can click Cancel to discard the
changes and close the dialog box.
Click OK. The object is scaled, and the dialog box is closed.
You can also scale an entire document when you print it, without changing the objects
in the document, by specifying a scaling factor in the Print dialog box.
Scale By Area/Perimeter options
Scale by Select a method to scale by:
Percentage: Specify a percentage for scaling. Scaling an object
150% is the same as increasing the object’s size by a factor of 1.5.
Absolute: Specify an absolute value for scaling.
Origin Set the origin of scaling. By default the origin is the center of the object.
Area Scales the object by its area.
Perimeter Scales the object by its perimeter.
Scaling Enter the percentage of scaling or an absolute value. If you choose to scale
by absolute value, you can select the unit of measure.
Scale Pen Select this check box to maintain the proportion between an object’s pen
size and the overall size of the object.
Using the Object Specs palette
The Object Specs palette provides several important features for working with objects. It displays
data for selected objects and lets you modify settings for selected objects.
The Object Specs palette contains the following tabs:
Data: Create objects, and edit the size, position, and other data for a selected object.
Trap: Set printing options, including overprinting and trapping for color separations.
To display the Object Specs palette:
Choose Object | Object Specs. Change coordinates, dimensions, or other settings, and then click
Apply to implement them.
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