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Drag the top or bottom scale handle to limit scale changes to the layer’s height, or drag the
left or right scale handle to limit scale changes to the layer’s width.
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Press Option while dragging any scale handle to resize a layer around its anchor point, rather
than unilaterally.
As you drag the scale handles, the new width and height percentages appear in the status bar
above the Canvas.
Status area shows scaling amount
Note: Scaling the width or height of a layer by a negative value reverses the image, ipping
its direction.
Rotate a layer in the Canvas
The Select/Transform tool also activates a handle used to rotate the image around its anchor
point. For animation purposes, Motion keeps track of the number of times you’ve rotated the
layer and stores this value in that layer’s Rotation parameter in the Properties Inspector.
1 Click to select the layer in the Canvas.
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