How to ONLY scale in Illustrator proportionally

1. How do you scale proportionally in Illustrator?
2. How do I scale without changing dimensions in Illustrator?
3. How do you expand in Illustrator without distorting it?
4. How do you scale something in Illustrator?
5. Why can't I scale things in Illustrator?
6. What does Ctrl H do in Illustrator?
7. Can you not scale stroke in Illustrator?
8. How do I scale my artboard in Illustrator?
9. How do I fit an image to an artboard in Illustrator?
10. What size should a logo be in Illustrator?

How do you scale proportionally 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.

How do I scale without changing dimensions in Illustrator?

8 Answers. Hold down the shift key while dragging a corner handle. Or, the more accurate and flexible method is directly selecting all the vector point anchors for one side (2 corners) and dragging that over, then selecting the other half to drag another side in another direction to achieve the desired dimensions.

How do you expand in Illustrator without distorting it?

Currently, if you want to resize an object (by clicking and dragging a corner) without distorting it, you need to hold down the shift key.

How do you scale something in Illustrator?

Put your cursor on the selected object and drag it, holding down the left mouse button. The object changes in the direction in which you move the cursor. If you want to modify the object width or height numerically, click Object from the toolbar, then choose Transform followed by Scale.

Why can't I scale things 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.

What does Ctrl H do in Illustrator?

Show/Hide Artboards

The shortcut key in Mac is CMD + Shift + H, and for Windows, it is Ctrl + Shift + H. The max possible printable area in Illustrator is bound by solid lines enclosing the canvas area. You can show/hide them using the above-mentioned shortcut command.

Can you not scale stroke in Illustrator?

Illustrator 101: To Scale or Not to Scale? Strokes, That Is.

• Scaling an Object and the Stroke: Open your Transform palette, and click on the options in the upper right. ...
• Scaling an Object, but NOT the Stroke: Simply uncheck/deactivate “Scale Strokes and Effects” in the Transform palette…

How do I scale my artboard in Illustrator?

With nothing selected, click the Edit Artboards button in the Properties panel on the right. Click to select an artboard, and choose an artboard preset from the Properties panel to resize the artboard.

How do I fit an image to an artboard in Illustrator?

To fit artwork to the artboard in Illustrator, group your artwork together by selecting it and pressing control + g on the keyboard. Then, grab the Artboard Tool and click on your artwork to generate a new artboard around it.

What size should a logo be in Illustrator?

For the most part, 250 px (width) x 100 px (height) are the optimal logo dimensions for a web page. If, however, you need to customize your logo size, we know how to do it!