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Transforming editable areas

You can change the form of an editable area of a mask by rotating, scaling, sizing, flipping, skewing, distorting, or applying perspective to it. If an editable area is floating above the image, it is automatically merged with the underlying image when it is transformed.

 

To rotate an editable area Back to Top

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You can rotate an editable area by a specific angle by typing a value in the Angle of rotation box on the property bar and clicking Apply.

You can change the center of rotation, also known as a pivot point, by typing values in the Center of rotation boxes on the property bar and clicking Apply.

To scale an editable area Back to Top

 

Click the Maintain ratio button on the property bar.
Hold down Shift as you drag a corner handle.
To size an editable area Back to Top

 

On the property bar, type values in the Size boxes and click Apply.
Hold down Shift as you drag a center transformation handle. The change in size occurs in two opposite directions.
Hold down Ctrl as you drag a transformation handle.
To flip an editable area Back to Top

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You can flip an editable area symmetrically by holding down Ctrl and dragging a middle handle across the editable area and past the opposite middle handle.

To skew an editable area Back to Top

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You can also skew an editable area by typing values in the Skew angle boxes on the property bar and clicking Apply.

Before applying the transformation, you can return an editable area to its original size by pressing Esc.

To distort an editable area Back to Top

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You can also set the Mask transform tool to the Distort mode by clicking in the editable area until the handles you can use to distort the editable area appear.

Before applying the transformation, you can return the editable area to its original size by pressing Esc.

To apply perspective to an editable area Back to Top

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You can also set the Mask transform tool to the Perspective mode by clicking in the editable area until the transformation handles appear.

Before applying the transformation, you can return an editable area to its original size by pressing Esc.


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