Resizing

[LeonaB]

Good morning!

I have created a graphic for a banner 4'x8', and now I would like to use the same graphic on a letter-size artboard. How can I make the graphic smaller without distorting everything?

Thanks for any help or suggestions.

Leona

[Mohammad.Harb]

Scale the artwork using the scale tool, turn preview on, then start scaling each element separately with the move tool.

[LeonaB]

Thank you for your response. The graphic is very complex, but I will try your suggestion. 🙂 

[Jeff Witchel, ACI · Accepted solution]

To add to Mohammad_Harb's post, make sure to check Scale Strokes & Effects in the Options section of the Scale dialog window if it's not already checked. Double-click on the scale tool to get to the dialog window. You could try scaling all objects at once, just to see if it will work. It could save a lot of time if it does.

[LeonaB]

Awesome! That was the key instruction I was missing. Thanks so much!

[Jeff Witchel, ACI]

If one of the anwers is correct, please mark it as correct, so people stop answering.

[stevef30209121]

Most programes, if you bring in a photo or text box use the 'click and drag' while holding down the shift key for scaling.