Stretching or squashing rectangles

You can easily stretch or squash rectangles.

image\PRCARROW.gif To stretch or squash a rectangle

1. Select the rectangle (see Selecting objects).

2. Choose the Rectangle Tool or the QuickShape Tool.

3. CTRL-drag a corner handle in the direction you want to stretch or squash the rectangle.

Tips

image\BULLET.gif You can use the Selector Tool. See Stretching objects.

image\BULLET.gif You can also use the drop-down list on the Rectangle Tool Infobar or the QuickShape Tool Infobar. Choose Width and Height from the list and change the values in the fields on the right.