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6. Review the Transform options.
The reference points correspond to the bounding box handles of the selected object. The
selected square in this icon identifies which point of the object is being measured.
Note:
If you use the W or H fields to resize an object, you can constrain the object’s height- You could also use
to-width aspect ratio by clicking the chain icon (right of the W and H fields in the
Transform panel, or between the W and H fields in the Control panel). the stand-alone
Transform panel
Reference point around which (Window>Transform) to
numeric transformations are based. access these same options.

In Illustrator, the default zero point (the source of measurements) is the top-left corner
of the artboard; the X and Y positions of an object are measured relative to that location.
(The X axis is the horizontal value and the Y axis is the vertical value.)
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Keep these ideas in mind when you move something in an Illustrator file:
• Moving something up requires subtracting from the Y value. y axis
• Moving something down requires adding to the Y value.
• Moving something left requires subtracting from the X value. – 0 +
• Moving something right requires adding to the X value.
x axis
You can change the zero point by clicking where the horizontal and vertical
rulers meet and dragging to a new position. If you do reposition the zero
point, you can double-click the intersection of the rulers to restore the default
zero point.
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Note:

The default zero point
in Illustrator CS6 is
the top-left corner of
7. Using either the pop-up Transform panel or the option directly in the the artboard. This is a
Control panel, click the top-left reference point to select it. significant change if you

The X and Y fields now show the exact position of the top-left bounding box handle for have used CS4 or earlier
the selected object. versions.

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