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                <br clear="both" /><div id="minitoc"><div class="t"><div class="b"><div class="l"><div class="r"><div class="bl"><div class="br"><div class="tl"><div class="tr"><div><h3>Contents [<a href="#" onclick="return toggleMiniToc('minitoc-links', this);" class="hideLink">Hide</a>]</h3><ul id="minitoc-links"><li><p><a href="#WSa285fff53dea4f8617383751001ea8cb3f-6f00a"><h4 class="topictitle4">Change the reference point for selected objects</h4>
</a></p></li><li><p><a href="#WSa285fff53dea4f8617383751001ea8cb3f-6f07a"><h4 class="topictitle4">Change the information displayed for nested objects</h4>
</a></p></li><li><p><a href="#WSa285fff53dea4f8617383751001ea8cb3f-6f04a"><h4 class="topictitle4">Measure the position of selected objects</h4>
</a></p></li><li><p><a href="#WSa285fff53dea4f8617383751001ea8cb3f-6f02a"><h4 class="topictitle4">Include or exclude stroke weight in measurements</h4>
</a></p></li></ul></div></div><br clear="both" /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br clear="both" /><div><div class="section"><p>The
Transform panel includes several options that determine how objects
are transformed and how transformations are displayed in the Transform
and Control panels.</p>
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<div id="WSa285fff53dea4f8617383751001ea8cb3f-6f00a" class="nochunk"><a name="WSa285fff53dea4f8617383751001ea8cb3f-6f00a"></a><h3 class="topictitle3">Change the reference point for selected objects</h3><div><div class="section"><p>All
transformations originate from a fixed point on or near the object,
called the <dfn class="term">reference point</dfn>. The reference point is
marked by an icon&#160;<img src="images/center.png" /> when
a transformation tool, such as the Scale tool, is active.</p>
<div class="fignone"><img alt="" id="gh_19" src="images/gh_19.png" /><div class="figdesc">Reference point moved to center (left), and object scaled
(right)</div><br /></div></div>
<div class="p"><span><img src="images/dingbat.png" />&#160;Do one of the following:</span><ul><li><p>To specify a different reference point
for the selected object, click any of the nine points on the reference
point locator&#160;<img src="images/P_RefPointLocator1_22x22_N.png" /> in
the Transform or Control panel.<div class="fignone"><img alt="" id="gh_20" src="images/gh_20.png" /><div class="figdesc">As you click different reference points on the Transform or
Control panel (top left and right), the reference point for the
selected object changes (bottom left and right).</div><br /></div></p>
</li>
<li><p>To move the selected object’s reference point to
a specific location, select the Rotate tool&#160;<img src="images/P_Rotate_Lg_N.png" />, the
Scale tool&#160;<img src="images/P_Scale_Lg_N.png" />, or
the Shear tool&#160;<img src="images/P_Skew_Lg_N.png" />, position
the tool over the reference point icon, and then drag it to a new
location. Or, with one of these tools selected, click anywhere on
the object or page. The reference point moves to that location.</p>
</li>
</ul>
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<div class="section"><div class="note"><span class="notetitle">Note:  </span>When a transform tool is selected, clicking away from
the object does not deselect it— it moves the reference point. Choose
Edit&#160;&gt; Deselect All to deselect an object.</div>
<p>The
last-selected reference point on the reference point locator becomes
the new default reference point for all tools and objects. If you
drag an object’s reference point icon to a custom location (not
on an anchor point), the panel reference point returns to the default
position once the current object is no longer selected. InDesign
preserves the default reference point position for new documents
so you don’t have to reset&#160;it.</p>
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<div id="WSa285fff53dea4f8617383751001ea8cb3f-6f07a" class="nochunk"><a name="WSa285fff53dea4f8617383751001ea8cb3f-6f07a"></a><h3 class="topictitle3">Change the information displayed for nested objects</h3><div><div class="section"><p>The
Transform panel orients an object to a spread’s pasteboard, where
a horizontal line has a rotation angle of 0°. By default, this is
true even if the object is nested inside a transformed <dfn class="term">container
object</dfn> (that is, if the object is part of a transformed group
or pasted inside a transformed frame). For example, if you paste
an unrotated graphic inside a frame, rotate the frame 10° with the
graphic inside, and then select the graphic using the Direct Selection
tool, the Transform panel displays the graphic’s rotation angle
as 10°.</p>
<div class="fignone"><img alt="" id="gh_17" src="images/gh_17.png" /><div class="figdesc">Object’s rotation angle displayed relative to pasteboard</div><br /></div><p>If
you prefer, you can deselect the Transformations Are Totals command
to see the same information relative to the nested object’s container.
In the example above, if you deselect Transformations Are Totals,
the Transform panel displays the graphic’s rotation angle as zero
(the angle it has relative to its rotated container).</p>
<div class="fignone"><img alt="" id="gh_18" src="images/gh_18.png" /><div class="figdesc">Object’s rotation angle displayed relative to container object</div><br /></div></div>
<ol><li><span>Open the Transform panel or Control panel.</span></li>
<li><span>In the Transform or Control panel menu, do one of the
following:</span><ul><li><p>Leave Transformations Are Totals selected
(the default) to display transformation values for nested objects
relative to the pasteboard.</p>
</li>
<li><p>Deselect Transformations Are Totals to display rotate,
scale, and shear values for nested objects relative to the container
object.</p>
</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ol>
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<div id="WSa285fff53dea4f8617383751001ea8cb3f-6f04a" class="nochunk"><a name="WSa285fff53dea4f8617383751001ea8cb3f-6f04a"></a><h3 class="topictitle3">Measure the position of selected objects</h3><div><div class="section"><p>The Show Content Offset command determines
the appearance of the X and Y values in the Transform panel for
nested objects selected with the Direct Selection tool&#160;<img src="images/P_AnchorSelect_Lg_N.png" />. The
selected reference point in the reference point locator of the Transform
and Control panels determines which of the nine reference points on
the selected object is being compared to the zero point of the document
or to the zero point of a container frame. The zero point of a container
frame is always its upper-left corner.</p>
<p>The position of selected
objects is measured from three positions:</p>
<ul><li><p>The position
of the container frame in relation to the zero point of the document.
With Show Content Offset turned on or off, select the container frame
using the Selection tool.</p>
</li>
<li><p>The position of the nested object in relation to the zero
point of the document. Turn off Show Content Offset and select the
nested object using the Direct Selection tool.</p>
</li>
<li><p>The position of the nested object in relation to the zero
point (upper-left corner) of its container frame. Turn on Show Content
Offset and select the nested object using the Direct Selection tool.</p>
</li>
</ul>
<div class="fignone"><img alt="" id="gh_26" src="images/gh_26.png" /><div class="figdesc">Parent frame’s position displayed relative to zero point of
document</div><br /></div><div class="fignone"><img alt="" id="gh_27" src="images/gh_27.png" /><div class="figdesc">Nested object’s position displayed relative to zero point
of document</div><br /></div><div class="fignone"><img alt="" id="gh_28" src="images/gh_28.png" /><div class="figdesc">Nested object’s position displayed relative to container frame</div><br /></div><p>If
Show Content Offset is selected, the X and Y values of the embedded
object appear relative to the container object, and the X/Y icons
in the Transform panel change to X+/Y+. If this command is deselected,
the nested object values appear relative to the rulers.</p>
</div>
<div class="p"><span><img src="images/dingbat.png" />&#160;In the Transform or Control panel menu, select
or deselect Show Content Offset.</span></div>
</div></div>
<div id="WSa285fff53dea4f8617383751001ea8cb3f-6f02a" class="nochunk"><a name="WSa285fff53dea4f8617383751001ea8cb3f-6f02a"></a><h3 class="topictitle3">Include or exclude stroke weight in measurements</h3><div><div class="section"><p>Stroke weight can affect an
object’s size and position. You can change the stroke’s alignment
and then choose whether the Transform panel measures an object’s size
and position from the center or from the edge of its stroke. For
information on changing stroke alignment, see <a href="WSa285fff53dea4f8617383751001ea8cb3f-6bf9a.html">Stroke panel options</a>.</p>
<div class="note"><span class="notetitle">Note:  </span>This option does not change how stroke
weights are affected when scaling a frame, only whether any changes
affect measurements.</div>
</div>
<div class="p"><span><img src="images/dingbat.png" />&#160;In the Transform or Control panel menu, do one
of the following:</span><ul><li><p>Select Dimensions Include Stroke Weight
when you want panel measurements to represent the outer edge of
an object’s stroke. For example, if one frame is 2 points shorter
than the other, but the shorter frame’s stroke is 2 points thicker,
this setting will cause both frames to display the same height values
in the Transform and Control panels.</p>
</li>
<li><p>Deselect Dimensions Include Stroke Weight when you
want the panel measurements to represent an object’s path or frame
regardless of its stroke weight. For example, two frames of the
same height will display the same height values in the Transform
and Control panels, regardless of differences in their stroke weights.</p>
</li>
</ul>
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