Rotating and shearing

Layer content can be rotated and sheared using the Move Tool and Transform panel.

Before
After
Before and after rotate and shear applied.
Move Tool To rotate layer content:
  1. With the Move Tool or on the Layers panel, select layer content.
  2. Do one of the following:
    • With the Move Tool active, in the document view, drag the selected layer content's rotation handle.
    • On the Transform panel, drag Rotation. Using this option, you can also change the Anchor to determine which point of the layer to rotate around.
To rotate layers to same:
  1. Select multiple layers, ensuring the layer previously rotated is selected first. To do this, use -tap to target it first or a marquee selection that encompasses it first.
  2. Match Rotation On the Transform panel, tap Alignment Options, then set a Make Same option, choosing to size to Rotation.
To rotate layers to a targeted rotated key object:
  1. Select multiple layers.
  2. With the modifier pressed on the hardware keyboard or Command Controller, tap the target rotated object. The selected key object will possess a strong outline.
  3. Match Rotation On the Transform panel, tap Alignment Options, then set a Make Same option, choosing to size to Rotation.
Move Tool To shear layer content:
  1. Either with the Move Tool or on the Layers panel, select layer content.
  2. On the Transform panel, drag Shear.
To undo the rotation/shear:

Do one of the following:

Move Options Enable Transform Origin To move the transform origin:
  1. Either with the Move Tool or on the Layers panel, select layer content.
  2. Do one of the following:
    • On the Transform panel, select an Anchor point.
    • On the Move Tool's context toolbar, tap Move Options, select Enable Transform Origin and then drag the selection's transform origin from the selection's centre to a new position.

Once you've moved the origin, the Transform panel also rotates/shears about it unless you override the origin by tapping an Anchor point on the panel.

To reset the transform origin back to its original position:

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