Scaling text objects as a group

Hi
I'm on mac.
I'm working on a document created by another designer.
The main logo has been created as a number of text letter objects, which I want to group together and scale proportionally.
How do I do this? 
I've tried selecting the text objects and using the cmd < arrow and also the cmd + shift keys, but these don't work??
Appreciate,
Clare

hi clare
you can select all object then grouping by cmd+G and drag that side of object point using shift.
wish it help you

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