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_Laurie_Sidis_
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April 28, 2008
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Illustrator scaling problem

  • April 28, 2008
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I'm trying to manually scale an object. The scaling tool in the toolbar works fine, but there seems to be some weird preference set that won't allow me to uniformly scale manually. Even though I'm holding down the shift key, there is no uniform constraint.
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      Big_M69
      Participant
      September 12, 2011

      Hi, I'm having problems scaling an asset that has various Fills and Strokes.

      Prior to shift scaling it, i expand all the strokes so that they become fills, HOWEVER The asset seems to warp in certain areas

      and doesnt maintain it's proportions. Whats going on !? can anyone help !?

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      Wade_Zimmerman1
      Inspiring
      September 12, 2011

      Show the problem with a screenshot.

      And you might want to start a new thread so everyone knows it is a different though related issue.

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      MUHAMMADkhalidkhan
      Participant
      April 11, 2011

      Same issue I was facing and got the solution when I closed the Google Chrome brwoser where I had oppened almost 30 to 35 windows in tabs and right after closing that it got fixed.

      BTW. if above trick does not work for you, you can try by closing all the other brwosers or software to work correctly the illustrator.

      Thanks,

      M khalid

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      Roman L.
      Participant
      July 7, 2009

      Try to press and hold Shift key BEFORE object corner selection for dragging.

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      Wade_Zimmerman1
      Inspiring
      July 7, 2009

      This is definitely a problem with Entourage, Quicken and a certain other program that I do not recall you also might have to update your Microsoft software.

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      Dee_Holmes
      Participant
      May 19, 2008
      It happens with the Quicken scheduler also.

      http://www.adobeforums.com/webx/.59b51c1f/2
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      _Shawn_Punga_
      Participant
      May 19, 2008
      I'm seeing this same problem on a client's computer as well. Can't shift-scale items manually by grabbing a handle. The problem goes away (for a week after my previous visit) when deleting the Ill. prefs file, but appears to have returned. Running disk utilities now and going try reinstall in Ill.

      Specifics:
      Mac Pro 3.0 Ghz w/13GB RAM
      Mac OS X 10.4.11
      Ill. CS3 13.02

      Shawn Punga
      Senior Macintosh Consultant

      MacLab
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      _jonf_
      Participant
      April 29, 2008
      That's only if she's using the bounding box to resize, but she said she was using the scale tool from the palette. She doesn't need to "show bounding box" with that tool.
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      _Alisa_V_
      Participant
      April 29, 2008
      You have to turn on the function of bounding box:
      View - Show Bounding Box
      then you will have a box around the object when you click on it and you can scale it
      if the option is on, open the:
      Illustrator - Preferences - General and mark the option Use Preview Bounds
      I hope it was useful
      Have a nice day everyone!
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        deepikav7742826
        Participant
        February 24, 2015

        This worked for me as well,thanks very much!!

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        KC29
        Participating Frequently
        April 29, 2008
        This problem has come up several times over the last few years.

        If you hold the shift key and it doesn't constrain the shape, it can be caused by another programme you have running in the background. The main offender used to be Entourage, but it could be many other things.

        Turn off any non-Adobe apps and see if the problem goes away
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          NotInUse
          Participating Frequently
          April 29, 2008
          Holding shift while dragging a handle will also keep the object proportional while scaling.
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            _Robert_Dickinson_
            Participant
            April 29, 2008
            Hiya,

            Not sure if i understand what you're asking. Here goes.

            In the toolbar, between the W and H fields where you might be entering a dimension is what looks like a link of a chain.

            If it does not have a line on either side of it, the scale will be disproportionate (one field will change but not the other.

            If it has a line on either side, the scaling will be "constrained".

            Clicking on it toggles those states.

            HTH, otherwise someone more knowledgeable will have to chime in,
            BobD
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