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To repeat a transformation:
Choose Edit > Transform > Again, Transform
Points > Again, or Transform Path > Again.
To duplicate an item when transforming it:
Press Ctrl+Alt+T (Windows) or
Command+Option+T (Mac OS), or hold down
Alt/Option when selecting the Transform
command.
Freely transforming and previewing
effects
The Free Transform command lets you use the
Scale, Rotate, Skew, Distort, and Perspective
commands without having to select them from the
menu. To access the various transformation
modes, you use different shortcut keys as you drag
the handles of the transform bounding box.
To freely transform:
1 Specify what to transform:
To transform part or all of the layer, select it.
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Then choose Edit > Free Transform.
To transform part or all of the path, select it.
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Then choose Edit > Free Transform Points or Free
Transform Path.
To transform a selection border, create or load
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one. Then choose Select > Transform Selection.
Transform as follows:
2
To move, position the pointer inside the
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bounding border (it turns into a black
arrowhead), and drag.
To scale, drag a handle. Press Shift as you drag a
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corner handle to scale proportionately. When
positioned over a handle, the pointer turns into a
double arrow.
Drag handle to scale, and result
To rotate, move the pointer outside of the
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bounding border (it turns into a curved, two-sided
arrow), and then drag. Press Shift to constrain the
rotation to 15 increments.
°
Rotate
To distort freely, press Control (Windows) or
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Command (Mac OS), and drag a handle.
Distort freely
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