Increase Object Size by Percentage

[CJPITTS]

Hi,

Does anybody know how to do this?

All I want to do is select an object and increase it by 2000%

Chris

[Hangman]

Hi @CJPITTS and welcome to the forums,

In the Transform Panel, with the Width and Height linked, type *2000% after either value... e.g.,

W: 10 mm *2000%

[CJPITTS]

Thank you so much...You the Hangman🙌

[GarryP]

I think it’s worth mentioning that increasing a value by a certain percentage is not the same as increasing a value to that same percentage.

For example:

• increasing x by 200% would give you 3*x [ x+(2*x) = 3*x ], whereas;
• increasing x to 200% would give you 2*x [ x*2=2*x ].

So, with a width of 50, using w+200% in the Transform Panel (or anywhere else that allows calculations) would give you a new width of 150;
But, with a width of 50, using w*200% would give you a new width of 100.

This might sound trivial but it can make a big difference that could cause problems later in the life of the document if you don’t notice a mistake early.