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To scale, rotate, skew, distort, or apply perspective:
1 Select what you want to transform. (See
2 Choose Edit > Transform > Scale, Rotate, Skew, Distort, or Perspective.
Note: (Photoshop) If you are transforming a shape or entire path, the Transform menu
becomes the Transform Path menu. If you are transforming multiple path segments
(but not the entire path), the Transform menu becomes the Transform Points menu.
3 In the options bar, click a square on the reference point locator
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4 Do one or more of the following:
If you chose Scale, drag a handle on the bounding box. Press Shift as you drag a corner
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handle to scale proportionately. When positioned over a handle, the pointer becomes
a double arrow.
If you chose Rotate, move the pointer outside of the bounding border (it becomes a
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curved, two-sided arrow), and then drag. Press Shift to constrain the rotation to 15°
increments.
If you chose Skew, drag a side handle to slant the bounding box.
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If you chose Distort, drag a corner handle to stretch the bounding box.
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If you chose Perspective, drag a corner handle to apply perspective to the
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bounding box.
For all types of transformations, enter a value in the options bar. For example, to rotate
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an item, specify degrees in the rotation
5 If desired, switch to a different type of transformation by selecting a command from the
Edit > Transform submenu.
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.
6 When you're satisfied with the results, do one of the following:
Press Enter (Windows) or Return (Mac OS); click the Commit button
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bar; or double-click inside the transformation marquee.
To cancel the transformation, press Esc or click the Cancel button
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To flip or rotate precisely:
1 Select what you want to transform. (See
2 Choose Edit > Transform and choose one of the following commands from the
submenu:
Rotate 180° to rotate by a half-turn.
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Rotate 90° CW to rotate clockwise by a quarter-turn.
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Rotate 90° CCW to rotate counterclockwise by a quarter-turn.
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