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Transform panel overview

Use the Transform panel to view or specify geometric information for any selected object, including values for position, size, rotation, and shearing. Commands in the Transform panel menu provide additional options and quick ways to rotate or reflect objects.

Note: The buttons and panel menu commands in the Transform panel are also available in the Control panel.
Transform panel

A.
Reference point locator

B.
Constrain Proportions icon

C.
Panel menu

Display the Transform panel

 Choose Window > Object & Layout > Transform.

View geometric information about objects

When you select an object, its geometric information appears in the Transform and Control panels. If you select multiple objects, the information represents all selected objects as a unit.

 Select one or more objects, and display the Transform panel (Window > Object & Layout > Transform).

Position information is relative to the ruler origin and the reference point of the object. Angle information is relative to the pasteboard, where a horizontal line has an angle of 0°.