Proportionate Scale Tool

[SC-Agency]

Can't seem to make anything scale proportionate anymore. Used to be able to hold SHIFT on PC and use the Scale Tool. Now it scales disproportionately.

[Jeff Witchel, ACI]

Are you sure you shift key is working? Whichever Shift key you're using, try the other Shift key.

[SC-Agency]

Tried both SHIFT keys. Same thing.

[Monika Gause]

Are smart guides turned on? They don't play well with the shift key.

[italosan]

Hi, if you have active smart guides, I advise you to disable them, so that you can use the Shift key.

[SC-Agency]

Does one turn those off by going to View>Smart Guides and making sure they are off. If so it doesn't help.

[Monika Gause]

Then your issue might be caused by

1. keyboard issues

2. a general failue (when was your last computer restart)?

3. some application (most likely a browser) "stealing" the modification keypress. Can you close all other apps and launch only Illustrator?

[meganchi]

Have you tried NOT holding the shift key down when trying to scale? Some users had an issue in Photoshop and this resolved it.

[jane-e]

SDAgency  wrote

Used to be able to hold SHIFT on PC and use the Scale Tool.

Hi

Try:

• Shift with the Move tool (instead of scale)
• Use the Scale dialog (with Preview enabled) with the Proportional setting (top)
• Use the Transform panel with the link enabled to change the Width and Height together

~ Jane