CHAPTER 9
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Transforming and Distorting Images
• To give your image perspective, choose Image >
Tr ansform > Perspective, and drag a corner
handle to apply perspective to the bounding
box. If you are transforming a shape with the
shape tool selected, choose Image > Transform
Shape > Perspective.
3 Do one of the following:
• To commit the transformation, double-click
inside the bounding box, click the Commit
button in the options bar, or press Enter
(Windows) or Return (Mac OS).
• To cancel the transformation, click the Cancel
button in the options bar, or press Esc.
To simultaneously apply several transforma-
tions, including skew, distort, and perspective,
use the Free Transform command. (See “Using the
Free Transform command” on page 156.)
Using the Free Transform command
The Free Transform command lets you apply
transformations (rotating, scaling, skewing,
distorting, and applying perspective) in one
continuous operation. Instead of choosing
different commands, you simply hold down a key
on your keyboard to switch between transfor-
mation types.
To freely transform a layer:
1 Select the layer, area, or shape you want to
transform. (See “Specifying what to transform” on
page 153.)
2 By default, any rotation occurs around the
center of your selection. To change this behavior,
click a square on the reference point locator in
the options bar.
Each square on the reference point locator repre-
sents a point on the bounding box. For example, to
set the reference point to the top left corner of the
bounding box, click the top left square on the
reference point locator.
3 Choose Image > Transform > Free Transform.
If you are transforming a shape with the custom
shape tool selected, choose Image > Transform
Shape > Free Transform Shape.
4 Do one or more of the following:
• To scale, drag any handle on the bounding box.
To scale the width and height proportionally,
either press Shift as you drag a corner handle, or
click the Maintain Aspect Ratio button in the
options bar and then drag a corner handle.
• To rotate, move the pointer outside of the
bounding box (it becomes a curved, two-sided
arrow) , and then drag. Press Shift to
constrain the rotation to 15° increments.
• To distort freely, press Ctrl (Windows) or
Command (Mac OS), and drag any handle.
When positioned over a handle, the pointer
becomes a gray arrowhead .
• To skew, press Ctrl+Shift (Windows) or
Command+Shift (Mac OS), and drag a handle
in the middle of a side of the bounding box.
When positioned over a side handle, the pointer
becomes a gray arrowhead with a small double
arrow .
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