Graphics Programs Reference
In-Depth Information
2.
Click to select the basketball court group, and then select the Free Transform tool (
) in the Tools panel.
After selecting the Free Transform tool, the Free Transform widget appears in the
Document window. This widget, which is free-floating and can be repositioned,
contains options to change how the Free Transform tool works. By default, the
Free Transform tool allows you to move, shear, rotate, and scale objects. By select-
ing other options, like Perspective Distort, you can change how the tool transforms
content.
First, you'll change the width of the selected artwork using the Free Transform tool.
Note
If you were to drag the side bounding point up first to distort the artwork
by shearing, the movement wouldn't be constrained and you could move
in any direction.
3.
Position the pointer over the left middle point of the artwork bounding box, and
the pointer changes its appearance ( ), indicating that you can shear or distort.
Begin dragging to the right. As you drag, press the Option (Mac OS) or Alt (Win-
dows) key to change both sides at once. Notice that you can't drag the artwork up
or down—the movement is constrained to horizontal by default. When a width of
approximately
3.7 in shows in the measurement label, release the mouse button
and then the key.
