How to Use the Adobe Illustrator Selection Tool

To resize a selected object, select any of the white squares in the corner or along the sides of the bounding box. Notice the cursor changes to a double arrow. Click and drag the square to resize the object. To resize an object while keeping its proportions the same, hold down the shift key while dragging one of the corner squares. This is useful when resizing text, as it is often not a good idea to stretch or squish type.