Rotating and shearing

Layer content can be rotated and sheared directly on the page using the Move Tool.

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Before and after rotate and shear applied.

Positioning the cursor around the bounding box of your layer content will allow you to rotate or shear the layer content. Feedback is provided by the following cursors.

Rotate cursor Rotate cursor Shear cursor Shear cursor

Rotation is also possible about a custom rotation center placed on your page.

Move Tool To rotate layer content:
  1. With the Move Tool, select layer content on a chosen layer.
  2. Do one of the following:
    • Drag the selected layer content's rotation handle.
    • Position the cursor close to a corner handle and drag on the page.
Rotation Center To move the rotation center:
  1. Select layer content.
  2. Select the Move Tool, then click Show Rotation Center on the context toolbar. The center shows centrally within the selected layer content.
  3. Drag the rotation center to a new position in the selected layer content or anywhere on the page.

Once you've moved the center, you can rotate your layer content about it as described above.

To reset the rotation center:
Move Tool To shear layer content:
  1. With the Move Tool, select layer content on a chosen layer.
  2. Position the cursor close to a side handle and drag on the page.

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