Thanks guys! Next time, instead of asking if a feature is available, I will immediately ask where to look for it.

@VectorStyler Very good, thanks! Yet I think as an user this UI issue is utterly tricky: I'd never guessed to open the (1) Appearance Panel and (2) select Fill-item and then (3) pull the menu to click the (4) Transform Content option without your help I'd expected this in the RM-popup on object instead. Then I could check and compare for object issues. Perhaps with an other name than just "Transform Content" since this also includes the frame?

@Raaskot Those values (red marker) are part of the Paragraph Styles.

@VectorStyler https://www.vectorstyler.com/forum/topic/5269/move-character-and-paragraph-style-panels-to-text-menu

@VectorStyler thanks. zoom level seems to make a big difference. The farther I am zoomed out from the objects I am attempting to select, the harder it is to select a small object. I instinctively have to zoom farther in to get VS to choose the smaller object first. I'll create an example I can send to test this

@jpsimmons I added this to the backlog. Some questions: Would this be a feature when multiple objects are selected? (if a single group is selected, showing handles for member objects is a bit difficult). Also: would these handles look the same as the single handle looks currently? And if so, that means that each object can be scaled rotated individually? or would this be a Transform Each type of rotation. BTW: Transform Each mode is available as the 3rd icon in the transform options.

@VectorStyler I understand. Perhaps move them to Window/Text then. Makes more sense.

@brentpruitt Yes, there is a bug here. It will be fixed in the next build.

@Raaskot I added this to the backlog