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2 Position the shear tool away from the point of origin, and drag. Shift-drag to constrain
shearing to 45-degree increments. For finer control, start dragging farther from the
object's point of origin.
Point of origin placed at center (left), and dragging shear tool (right)
The shear tool may be easier to use if you move the point of origin to the center of the
selection. You can also shear by using the free transform tool. (See
transform tool" on page
To shear selected objects by specifying a precise value:
1 Select one or more objects to shear.
2 In the Shear option on the Transform palette , type a positive or negative value to
specify the shearing angle, and press Enter or Return.
To shear selected objects using a preset percentage value:
Choose a value in the menu next to the Shear option in the Transform palette.
To shear an object precisely using dialog box options:
1 With the selection tool, select the object or objects to shear.
Choose Object > Transform > Shear.
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Double-click the shear tool
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To change the point of origin and specify a shearing angle and axis in the Shear dialog
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box, select the shear tool, and Alt-click (Windows) or Option-click (Mac OS) the new
point of origin.
2 In the Shear dialog box, enter the new shear angle. The shear angle is the amount of
slant to be applied to the object, relative to a line perpendicular to the shear axis. (Shear
angle is calculated clockwise from the current axis.)
3 Specify the axis along which the object is to be sheared. You can shear an object along a
horizontal, a vertical, or an angled axis.
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