Stretching or squashing rectangles

You can easily stretch or squash rectangles.

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

You can use the Selector Tool. See Stretching objects.

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.