and choose one of predefined transformations. When you need to do a "common" transform (such as rotating 90 degrees, or "mirror" the image left-to-right), you can do it much faster.
You can also confirm it with the Enter key, or cancel it with the Escape key. Once you finish the transforming, confirm it or cancel it using buttons in the top menu. When the Free Transform is enabled, the environment is locked and you can not do anything else. Skew H, V: the skew of the object (horizontal and vertical).Angle: the rotation of the object (in degrees).W, H: Width and Height, "chain" icon in between for locking the aspect ratio.When the Ctrl key is down, press and drag the side to skew the content.īesides moving the rectangle, you can set transformation parameters directly in the top menu.
You can hold Shift to lock or unlock the aspect ratio, or hold Alt to scale it around the center. Press and drag its sides to scale it horizontally or vertically. Press and drag its corners to change the size. Press and drag outside the rectangle to rotate it. Press and drag inside the rectangle to move it. It has four control points on corners, four control points on sides and the rotation center at the middle. to the same layers (or their parts), which would be moved by the Move tool at that moment.Īs you enable it, the transformation rectangle will appear around the transformed content. When you enable Free Transform, the transformation will be applied to the layers, that are currently selected,
You can enable it by clicking Edit - Free Transform, or Alt + Ctrl + T. It works as any other regular tool, but it is not present in the toolbar. Free Transformįree Transform is the basic tool for doing transformations.
We already know, how to add and delete layers, how to move them or change their opacity.Īnother essential operations is scaling (making the object bigger or smaller) or rotation.