User guide

Manipulating Images 109
The tool's action depends on the exact position of the mouse pointer. As you
move the pointer around the enclosed region, the cursor changes as shown
below to indicate which action is possible.
To move the region
without any deformation, drag from its neutral
midsection. This action works just like the Move Tool.
To
reshape the region
, drag from an edge or corner handle. A
variety of options are available (watch the Hintline for tips).
Over a corner handle:
• Drag to scale region in two dimensions (height and width).
• To maintain constant proportions, drag with the Shift key
down.
• To scale the region relative to the fixed point, drag with the
Alt key down. Pixels further from the fixed point will move
further than those close to it.
• To freely distort the region from one corner, drag with the
Ctrl key down.
• To scale relative to the fixed
point with constant proportions,
drag while pressing Shift+Alt.
• To distort relative to the fixed point, drag while pressing
Ctrl+Alt. The opposite corner mirrors the dragged corner's
movement.
• To distort the region along either adjacent edge, drag while
pressing Shift+Ctrl.
• For a perspective effect, drag while pressing Shift+Ctrl+Alt.
The adjacent corner mirrors the dragged corner's movement.
Over an edge handle:
• Drag to move the edge in or out, for a squash/stretch effect.
• For a squash/stretch effect relative to the fixed point, drag
with the Alt
key down. Pixels further from the fixed point will
move further than those close to it.
• To move the edge freely, for a skew effect, drag with the Ctrl
key down.
• For a skew effect relative to the fixed point, drag while
pressing Ctrl+Alt. The opposite edge mirrors the dragged
edge's movement.