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Transforming a Group
If you select an entire group, all objects and groups that are nested within it are treated
as a single object. One set of transform handles appears on a bounding box that
encompasses every object within that group. All object transforms occur around a
single anchor point belonging to the group.
Using 2D Transforms
Transforms allow you to arrange and manipulate objects spatially within the Canvas.
Transforms are so named because they allow you to transform objects and groups in
your project by moving, scaling, rotating, shearing, corner-pinning, and cropping them.
Each of these operations can be performed in one of two ways—using graphical
handles in the Canvas, or using each object’s parameter controls in the Inspector.
This section describes the use of the graphical controls in the Canvas. These onscreen
controls provide the most intuitive and hands-on method of arranging the objects in
your project. For more information about each transform’s corresponding parameter
and its numerical values, see “Object Geometry Controls in the Inspector” on page 279.
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