Use the Width or Height hot-text control to enter a new value. To preserve the aspect ratio, set the Constrain/Unconstrain modifier to Constrain mode.To resize the element, do one of the following:.The Position and Size section of the Property inspector contains Width and Height hot-text controls displaying the dimensions of the selected shape’s bounding box. With the Property inspector open, select an element on the Stage.To resize an element using the Property inspector For symbols (see Chapter 7), the tool functions in the reverse: the default mode scales the symbol from its transformation point (the center by default), and holding down the Option key (OS X) or Alt key (Win) while dragging lets you scale from the opposite handle. To scale relative to the center of a selection, Option-drag (OS X) or Alt-drag (Win). In its default scaling mode, the free-transform tool scales a selected graphic element relative to the handle opposite the handle you’re dragging.