If you’re like most people, you use Illustrator to create graphics for your website, brochures, or other print projects. And like most people, you probably have a few graphics that are too small to see clearly onscreen. There are a few ways to fix this problem. You can enlarge the image using the View menu and then scaling it down in the Size dialog box. You can also use the Free Transform tool to resize an object without changing its proportions. But all of these solutions have drawbacks: they can be time-consuming and they often result in distorted or blurry images. The best way to resize an image without losing its quality is to use Illustrator’s bounding box feature. This feature lets you define a rectangular area around an object and then uses that area as the basis for all subsequent sizing operations. To use bounding box mode, first select the object you want to resize and then click on the Boundaries tab of the Properties panel. (You can also access this tab by clicking on the icon in the lower-left corner of the document window.) In the Boundaries tab, click on the button labeled Create New Boundary…. In the resulting dialog box, specify your desired dimensions for your new boundary (in pixels), and then click OK…. Once your boundary has been created, all subsequent sizing operations will be based on that boundary instead of on the original object itself. So if you want to enlarge an image by 50%, all you need to do is select it and then drag one of its corners inward by 50%. If you want to reduce an image’s size by half, all you need to do is drag one of its corners outward by 50%. ..
