Shearing with the Free Transform tool
The Free Transform tool lets you drag a bounding box handle to shear an object. Objects shear relative to the object's center. You can also lock one dimension of the object as you shear it.
To shear an object with the Free Transform tool: - Select the object.
- Select the Free Transform tool
. - Do one of the following:
- To shear along the object's vertical axis, start dragging the middle-left or middle-right bounding-box handle, and then hold down Ctrl+Alt (Windows) or Option+Command (Mac OS) as you drag up or down. You can also hold down Shift to constrain the object to its original width.
- To shear along the object's horizontal axis, start dragging the top-middle or bottom-middle bounding-box handle and then hold down Ctrl+Alt (Windows) or Option+Command (Mac OS) as you drag right or left. You can also hold down Shift to constrain the object to its original height.
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