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13. With the adjusted shape still selected, open the Transform panel
(Window>Transform).

When a rectangle is selected, the Transform panel shows the corner radius of all four
corners on the shape. If you find it difficult to achieve an exact radius by dragging, you
can always use these fields to adjust the corner radius to specific values.

14. Make sure the Constrain icon between the Corner Radius fields is active
(highlighted). Highlight any of the Corner Radius fields and type 12, then
press Return/Enter to finalize the change.

Because you are using the
default unit of measurement
(points), you don’t need to These fields adjust the
type the unit. corner radius of each
corner on the shape.
Corner radius fields are only When this icon is active
available in the Transform (highlighted), changing
panel if the shape is a rectangle one Corner Radius field
(with four 90° corner angles). changes all four fields.

Corner Radius fields can
also be accessed by clicking the
Shape hot-text link in the
Control panel, or by clicking More Options
the More Options button in button
the Transform section of the
Properties panel.

15. Choose the Selection tool in the Tools panel.
16. Using the Selection tool, press Option/Alt, then click the second shape and
drag right.
When you drag an object with the Selection tool, you move it to another location. If
you press Option/Alt while dragging, you clone the original object (make a copy of it)
and move the clone.

Again, Smart Guides make it easy to align objects. You can see the horizontal guide
connecting the center of the original object to the center of the one you are cloning.
Smart Guides also identify distances between objects, so you can place multiple objects
at the same distances from one to the next. (Don’t worry about the exact spaces between
the objects; you will define precise object spacing in a later exercise.)

This cursor indicates
that you are cloning
the shape as you drag.

Smart Guides make it Smart Guides also
easy to align the centers identify distances
of multiple objects. between nearby objects.

17. Save the file and continue to the next exercise.

34 Project 1: Campground Icons