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Transforming objects


    Once you have created an object, you have full flexibility in adjusting its overall shape, size, position, and opacity. To adjust various global properties of the objects, either drag their control points in the drawing area, use the controls in the Transform section of the Adobe Title Designer, or choose a command from the Title menu.

To adjust an object's opacity:

  1. Select an object or group of objects.
  2. Do one of the following:
    • In the Transform section, adjust the Opacity value.
    • Choose Title > Transform > Opacity, type a new Opacity value, and click OK.

To adjust the position of a single object or multiple objects:

  1. Select an object, or Shift-click to select multiple objects.
  2. Do one of the following:
    • In the drawing area, drag any of the selected objects to a new position.
    • In the Transform section, adjust the X Position value to reposition the object or objects along the specified x-axis, or adjust the Y Position value to reposition the object or objects along the specified y-axis.
    • Choose Title > Transform > Position and type new X and Y Position values; then click OK.

To scale one or more objects:

  1. Select an object or Shift-click to select multiple objects.
  2. Do one of the following:
    • To scale the width, either drag any object's left or right side points in the drawing area, or adjust the Width value in the Transform section.
    • To scale the height, either drag any of the object's top or bottom side points in the drawing area, or adjust the Height value in the Transform section.
    • To constrain the object proportions, hold down Shift as you drag the corner and side points.
    • To scale and constrain the aspect ratio, hold down Shift as you drag any object's corner points.
    • To scale from the center, hold down Alt (Windows) or Option (Mac OS) as you drag any object's corner points.
    • To set scale values and specify if scale is uniform or not, choose Title > Transform > Scale, specify the values you want, and click OK.

To change the rotation angle of a single object or multiple objects:

  1. Select the object, or Shift-click to select multiple objects.
  2. Do one of the following:
    • In the drawing area, place the cursor just outside any object's corner control points. When the cursor becomes the rotation icon Rotate cursor , drag in the direction you want to adjust angle. Hold down Shift as you drag to constrain the rotation to 45-degree increments.
    • In the Transform section, adjust the Rotation value.
    • Select the rotation tool and drag any object in the direction you want.
    • Choose Title > Transform > Rotation, and type a new Rotation value; then click OK.