Move live shapes

Last updated on Sep 11, 2025

Learn how to move live shapes in Illustrator.

Draw a live shape using the Rectangle tool.

Tip

Select the Rectangle tool and hold it to draw more live shapes using the Rounded Rectangle , Ellipse , Polygon , Shaper ,or, Star tool.

Drag the center point widget of the live shape to move it in the desired direction.

Note

To view the on-screen control widgets of the live shape, enable Show Shape Widgets in the Control panel.

Select View > Show Bounding Box if the bounding box is not visible.

You can use the Transform panel to scale live shapes precisely. Double-click any corner widget of the live shape to open the panel and adjust the W and H values.

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