Adobe PHOTOSHOP 5.0 User Manual page 191

To transform a selection border, make or load a
•
selection. (See Chapter 7, Selecting.)
To move the center point for the transformation:
Drag the center point. The center point can be
outside the part of the image, the path, or the
selection you want to transform.
Rotating and flipping an entire image
The Rotate Canvas commands let you rotate or flip
the entire image. It does not work on individual
layers or parts of layers, paths, or selection borders.
Original image, and with canvas rotated
To rotate or flip an entire image:
Choose Image > Rotate Canvas and, from the
submenu, choose one of the following commands:
180 to rotate the image by a half-turn.
•
°
90 CW to rotate the image clockwise by a
• °
quarter-turn.
90 CCW to rotate the image counterclockwise
• °
by a quarter-turn.
Arbitrary to rotate the image by the angle you
•
specify. If you choose this option, enter an angle
between -359.99 and 359.99 in the angle text box,
then select CW or CWW to rotate clockwise or
counterclockwise. Click OK.
Flip Horizontal to flip the image horizontally,
•
along the vertical axis.
Flip Vertical to flip the image vertically, along the
•
horizontal axis.
Applying a specific transformation
The commands under the Transform submenu let
you apply specific transformations to a selection,
layer, path, or selection border. Photoshop
previews the effect and surrounds the selected area
with a bounding border that lets you manipulate
the selection, layer, or path.
Original image, and with green leaf layer rotated
ADOBE PHOTOSHOP 5.0 183
User Guide