Distorting with the Free Distort command


    The Free Distort command lets you change the shape of a vector object by dragging any of four corner points. You can also apply this command to a fill or stroke added to a bitmap object with the Appearance palette.

    You can apply the Free Distort command as a filter or as an effect. Effects are live, which means you can apply an effect command to an object and then continue to modify or remove the effect at any time. (See Comparing filters and effects.)

To apply the Free Distort command to an object:

  1. Select the object.
  2. Do one of the following:
    • To apply the command as a filter, choose Filter > Distort > Free Distort.
    • To apply the command as an effect, choose Effect > Distort & Transform > Free Distort.
  3. Drag any of the handles in the dialog box to distort the object. To discard any changes made in the current dialog box, and begin distorting with the object's original shape, click Reset.
  4. Click OK.