How do I resize a vector illustration in Freehand

Question

Hi there,
I hope someone can help me. I downloaded a vector
illustration (that I paid for), into Freehand and I am struggling
to understand how I resize the illustration in Freehand to A5.
Can someone help me? I'm not a major user of the software and
I've managed to do other things with the illustration (like
re-colour), but for some reason I just dont understand the help
when discussing how to resize.

Answer 1

> I hope someone can help me. I downloaded a vector
illustration (that I paid
> for), into Freehand and I am struggling to understand
how I resize the
> illustration in Freehand to A5.
>
> Can someone help me? I'm not a major user of the
software and I've managed to
> do other things with the illustration (like re-colour),
but for some reason I
> just dont understand the help when discussing how to
resize.
Transforming include scaling in FreeHand so look it up in the
help file (or manual)
To start with (copied from the help file).
Transforming objects
You can transform objects or points by rotating, scaling,
skewing, reflecting, and moving them. You can make transformations
using the transformation tools, the Transform panel, or an object?s
transform handles.
You can also apply transformations to objects as editable
effects. After a transform effect has been applied, it is always
live, so you can modify the scale and skew percentage, rotation
angle, and move distance at any time. For more information on
applying transformations as live effects, see Using a Transform
effect attribute.
Note: Extruded objects are rotated differently than other
objects. For more information, see Extruding objects.
Transforming objects freely
You can use transform handles to freely transform objects,
including text blocks, and to combine a series of transformations.
You can also use transform handles to transform an object within a
group or a paste inside, or to transform a point within a selected
path.
If transform handles don?t appear when you double-click an
object, you can display them using FreeHand preferences.
Note: Extruded objects are rotated differently than other
objects. For more information, see Extruding objects.
To display transform handles:
1 Display general preferences by doing one of the following:
In Windows, press Control+U, then click the General tab.
On the Macintosh, press Command+U, then click the General
category.
2 Select Double-Click Enables Transform Handles, and click
OK.
To transform freely:
1 Using the Pointer tool, double-click the object you want to
transform.
Eight transform handles appear around the selection, and a
circle appears at the selection?s center point. To disable the
transform handles, double-click away from the selection.
Moving the Pointer tool over and around the selection changes
the pointer (cursor) to indicate which transformation function is
available.
2 Drag the handles to transform the selection, as follows:
To move the selection, position the pointer over the object
within the selection rectangle, and drag the object to a new
position. Do not drag the center point.
To set the center of rotation, drag the center point to a new
location.
To rotate the selection, position the pointer just outside a
transform handle and drag.
Shift-drag to rotate in 45° increments.
To scale the selection, position the pointer on a transform
handle, and drag.
Shift-drag or drag a corner handle to resize proportionally.
To skew the selection, position the pointer on the dotted
outline between the transform handles and drag.
Shift-drag to constrain the skew horizontally or vertically.
3 To copy the selection as you transform it, click and hold a
handle, hold down Alt (Windows) or Option (Macintosh), and drag the
handle. A plus (+) sign next to the pointer indicates copying.
To transform an object within a group or inside a clipping
path:
1 Click the Pointer tool.
2 Double-click the group or clipping path to activate the
transform handles, and drag to transform it.
3 Hold down Alt (Windows) or Option (Macintosh) to subselect
the object you want to transform. The object?s transform handles
will be activated.
4 Press Tilde (~) to superselect objects in the group or
clipping path without moving the center point.
To transform selected points within a path:
1 Double-click a point to activate transform handles for the
entire selection, and drag to transform it.
2 Press Tilde (~) to activate transform handles for the
entire path without moving the center point.
Jukka
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