You can drag grips to perform any stretch, move, rotate, scale, or mirror operations.
The editing operation you choose to perform is called a grip mode.
Grips are small, solid-filled squares that are displayed at strategic points on objects that you have selected with a pointing device. You can drag these grips to stretch, move, rotate, scale, or mirror objects quickly.
When grips are turned on, you can select the objects you want to manipulate before entering a command, and then you can manipulate the objects with the pointing device.
Note: Grips are not displayed on objects that are on locked layers.
To copy the selected object, press and hold the Ctrl key while you’re manipulating it.
To Edit Objects Using Grips: