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Reordering Nonconsecutive Selections
When you apply an arrangement command on nonconsecutive selected layers, the
layers move up or down the object hierarchy together, and any space between them
collapses.
Object and Layer Transforms in the Canvas
Transforms are operations that you perform on objects—such as moving, resizing, or
rotating. Object transforms can be performed either directly using onscreen controls
(transform handles), or by changing the object’s parameters in the Properties tab of the
Inspector. In general, the controls in the Canvas give you a more hands-on method of
working, while the individual parameter controls in the Properties tab are better suited
for subtle adjustments requiring greater numerical precision. For some operations, you
can even use the keyboard.
Selecting Objects to Transform
Before you can transform objects and groups, you must first select what you want to
transform in the Canvas, Layers tab, or Timeline. Selecting a group or object in one
place also selects it in the others.
When an object is selected in the Canvas, it is surrounded by a bounding box with
transform handles corresponding to the currently selected transform mode. These
handles allow you to transform each selected object.
To select a single object in the Canvas:
m Click any object in the Canvas.
To select multiple objects in the Canvas, or to add objects to a selection, do one of
the following:
m Drag a selection box over all the objects you want to select.
m Press Shift and click all the objects you want to select.
m To add objects to a selection, press Shift, then drag a selection box over objects you
want to add to the selection.
Bring Forward command applied
Nonconsecutive layers selected