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Adobe Photoshop Help
Transforming and Retouching
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If you are transforming a vector shape or path, select the path selection tool . Then
select Show Bounding Box in the options bar.
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Do one or more of the following:
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To scale by dragging, drag a handle. Press Shift as you drag a corner handle to scale
proportionately.
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To scale numerically, enter percentages in the W and H text boxes in the options bar.
In Photoshop, click the link button to maintain the aspect ratio.
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To rotate by dragging, move the pointer outside of the bounding border (it becomes a
curved, two-sided arrow
), and then drag. Press Shift to constrain the rotation to 15°
increments.
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To rotate numerically, enter degrees in the rotation text box
in the options bar.
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To distort relative to the center point of the bounding border, press Alt (Windows) or
Option (Mac OS), and drag a handle
.
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To distort freely, press Ctrl (Windows) or Command (Mac OS), and drag a handle.
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To skew, press Ctrl+Shift (Windows) or Shift (Mac OS), and drag a side
handle. When positioned over a side handle, the pointer becomes a white arrowhead
with a small double arrow
.
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To skew numerically, enter degrees in the H (horizontal skew) and V (vertical skew) text
boxes in the options bar.
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To apply perspective, press Ctrl+Alt+Shift (Windows) or Shift
(Mac OS), and drag a corner handle. When positioned over a corner handle, the pointer
becomes a gray arrowhead .
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To change the reference point, click a square on the reference point locator
in the
options bar. (See
“Setting the reference point” on page 182
.)
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To move an item, enter values for the new location of the reference in the X (horizontal
position) and Y (vertical position) text boxes in the options bar. In Photoshop, click the
Relative Positioning button to specify the new position in relation to the current
position.
To undo the last handle adjustment, choose Edit > Undo.
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Do one of the following:
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Press Enter (Windows) or Return (Mac OS); click the Commit button
in the options
bar; or double-click inside the transformation marquee.
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To cancel the transformation, press Esc or click the Cancel button
in the options bar.
When transforming a bitmap image (versus a shape or path), it becomes slightly less
sharp each time you commit a transformation; therefore, performing multiple
commands before applying the cumulative transformation is preferable to applying each
transformation separately.
