There is a group of five radio buttons, four of which are for selecting a transformation and one to set the pivot point of the geometry. Recall that the pivot point is initially the world origin. A reset button is also provided in the panel.
An input dialogue appears based upon your choice in the selection panel. As with other tutorials, you set a parameter value through mouse press and drag or through the up-arrow and down-arrow keys once an item is selected and is drawn in yellow.