Quick links to procedures on this page:
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.
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Double-click in the editable area.
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You can rotate an editable area by a specific angle by typing a value in the Rotation angle box on the property bar and clicking the Apply transformation button
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on the property bar, typing new values in the Position boxes, and clicking the Apply transformation button.To scale an editable area | |
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Double-click in the editable area.
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To size an editable area | |
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If you want to size the editable area proportionally, drag a corner handle of the mask marquee.
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To flip an editable area | |
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Drag a center handle of the mask marquee across the editable area and past the opposite center handle.
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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.
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Double-click in the editable area.
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Before applying the transformation, you can return an editable area to its original size by pressing Esc.
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Double-click in the editable area.
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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.
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Before applying the transformation, you can return the editable area to its original size by pressing Esc.
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Double-click in the editable area.
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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.
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Before applying the transformation, you can return an editable area to its original size by pressing Esc.
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