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6. Open the Stroke panel. With the rounded rectangle still selected on the
artboard, change the Stroke Weight to 3 pt.
The Stroke icon in the Tools panel does not need to be active to change the stroke
weight. The Tools panel icons relate only to color changes made with the stand-alone
Swatches or Color panels.

Change the Stroke
Weight field to 3 pt.

In the Tools panel, the
Stroke icon doesn’t need to
be on top to change an
object’s stroke weight.

Transforming Objects with the Bounding Box

Bounding box handles make it easy to transform an object on the artboard. You can resize an object by dragging any
ILLUSTRATOR FOUNDATIONS satisfied with the results.)
handle, and even rotate an object by placing the cursor directly outside a corner handle. (If Smart Guides are active, cursor
feedback helps if you want to make specific transformations, or you can work freestyle and drag handles until you’re

Drag a side handle to change the height or width of an object. Drag a corner handle to change both the
height and shape of an object at once.

Shift-drag to maintain an object’s original Option/Alt-drag a corner handle to change Click directly outside an object’s corner
height-to-width aspect ratio. the size around the object’s center point. handle to rotate the object.

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