To Flip Or Rotate Precisely; To Repeat A Transformation; To Duplicate An Item When Transforming It; To Apply Multiple Transformations At The Same Time (Imageready) - Adobe PHOTOSHOP CS2 User Manual

(Optional) If you want to warp the image, click the Switch Between Free Transform And Warp Mode button
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in the options bar.
When you finish, do one of the following:
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Press Enter (Windows) or Return (Mac OS), click the Commit button
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the transformation marquee.
To cancel the transformation, press Esc or click the Cancel button
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See also
"To warp an item" on page 364

To flip or rotate precisely

Select what you want to transform.
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Choose Edit > Transform and choose one of the following commands from the submenu:
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• Rotate 180˚ to rotate by a half-turn
Rotate 90˚ CW to rotate clockwise by a quarter-turn
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• Rotate 90˚ CCW to rotate counterclockwise by a quarter-turn
Flip Horizontal to flip horizontally, along the vertical axis
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Flip Vertical to flip vertically, along the horizontal axis
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Note: (Photoshop) If you are transforming a shape or entire path, the Transform command becomes the Transform Path
command. If you are transforming multiple path segments (but not the entire path), the Transform command becomes
the Transform Points command.

To repeat a transformation

Choose Edit > Transform > Again, Edit > Transform Path > Again, or Edit > Transform Points > Again.

To duplicate an item when transforming it

Hold down Alt (Windows) or Option (Mac OS) when selecting the Transform command.

To apply multiple transformations at the same time (ImageReady)

Select what you want to transform.
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Choose Edit > Transform > Numeric.
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Do one or more of the following, and click OK:
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Select Position and enter values for the new location in the X (horizontal position) and Y (vertical position) text
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boxes. Select Relative to specify the new position in relation to the current position.
• Select Scale. Enter the dimensions in the Width and Height text boxes, or enter a scaling percentage in the Scale
text box. Select Constrain Proportions to maintain the aspect ratio.
Select Skew and enter degrees in the Horizontal skew and Vertical skew text boxes.
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• Select Rotate. Enter degrees of rotation in the Angle text box, or drag in the circle to the right of the text box.
in the options bar, or double-click inside
in the options bar.
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