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Using Free Transform and Transform

Once a selection is made, the next step is to get to work. Selections are not just to control color correction, or image enhancement. It's possible you may need to use some of Photoshop's transform commands. The transform commands let you move, modify, or resize the area enclosed within the selection area. Unlike the Free Transform command, Transform gives you several options, such as Scale, Distort, Perspective, and Warp (), which you can use to modify an existing selection. The selection area is visually defined by a bounding box with nodes, or anchor points, in the four corners and the center of each axis.

Use the Free Transform Command

Select an area of an image using any of Photoshop's selection tools.

Click the

Edit menu, and then click

Free Transform .

Move to any of the four corners, and then drag to expand or contract the size of the selection.

Move outside the bounding box selection until you cursor resembles a bent arrow, and then drag to rotate the selection.

Move to the horizontal or vertical center nodes to expand the image.

Press Enter (Win) or Return (Mac), or double click inside the bounding box to apply the transformation.

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Use the Transform Command

Select an area of an image using any of Photoshop's selection tools.

Click the

Edit menu, point to

Transform , and then select an option:

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  Again.
  Lets you repeat the previous Transform command.

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  Scale.
  Lets you increase or decrease the size of the selected area.

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  Rotate.
  Lets you rotate the selection area 0 to 360 degrees.

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  Skew.
  Lets you select a node and drag it in vertical or horizontal direction without affecting the other nodes.

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  Distort.
  Lets you select a node and drag it in any direction desired without affecting the other nodes.

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  Perspective.
  Lets you change the perspective of a selection.

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  Warp.
  Lets you wrap an image around any shape using a modifiable grid (). To warp an image using a specific shape, click the Warp Style list arrow on the Option bar, and then select a shape, such as Twist, Flag, Fisheye, or Inflate.

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To show or hide the warp grid and anchor points, click the View menu, and then click Extras.

Select any settings you want on the Options bar and modify the transformed image as desired using the anchor points, a segment of the bounding box or grid, or an area within the grid.

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