User Guide

CHAPTER 8
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Editing and Retouching
You can apply several commands in succession
before applying the cumulative transformation.
For example, you can choose Scale, drag a handle
to scale, and then choose Distort, drag a handle to
distort, and press Enter (Windows) or Return
(Mac OS) to apply both transformations. For
information about making a layer active, see
“Using the Layers palette” on page 259.
To scale, rotate, skew, distort, or apply perspective:
1 Do one of the following:
• To transform part or all of a layer, select it. Then
choose Edit > Transform > Scale, Rotate, Skew,
Distort, or Perspective.
• To transform part or all of a path, select it.
Then choose Edit > Transform Points or
Transform Path > Scale, Rotate, Skew, Distort,
or Perspective.
Note: Distort and Perspective are only available
when transforming entire paths.
• To transform a selection border, make or load
one. Choose Select > Transform Selection. Then
choose Edit > Transform > Scale, Rotate, Skew,
Distort, or Perspective.
To scale or skew around the center point,
press Alt (Windows) or Option (Mac OS)
when choosing the Scale or Skew command.
2 Drag the handles to achieve the desired effect.
3 To apply additional transformations, repeat
steps 1 and 2.
4 Press Enter (Windows) or Return (Mac OS) to
apply the cumulative transformation. Press Esc to
cancel the transformation.
To flip or rotate:
1 Do one of the following:
• To flip or rotate part or all of a layer, select it.
• To flip or rotate part or all of a path, select it.
• To transform a selection border, make or load
one. Then choose Select > Transform Selection.
2 Choose Edit > Transform, Transform Points, or
Transform Path and, from the submenu, choose
one of the following commands:
• Rotate 180
°
to rotate by a half-turn.
• Rotate 90
°
CW to rotate clockwise by a
quarter-turn.
• Rotate 90
°
CCW to rotate counterclockwise by a
quarter-turn.
• Flip Horizontal to flip horizontally, along the
vertical axis.
• Flip Vertical to flip vertically, along the
horizontal axis.
Original selection, and with selection on green leaf
layer flipped