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4. Show and select the Lightning layer,
then press Command/Control-T to enter
Free Transform mode.
Some handles might not be
visible within the boundaries
of the document window. If
necessary, zoom out so you can
see all eight handles of the layer
content.

5. Click inside the The edge of the
bounding-box area bounding box shows that
and drag until the some parts of the layer
layer content snaps do not fit within the
to the top and right current file dimensions.
canvas edges.

6. On the left side of the Options bar, check the box for the Reference Point
option and then choose the top-right reference point. Activate the Reference
The reference point, which defaults to the center point, is the Point option...
point around which numeric transformations are made. To
choose a different reference point, you must first activate the
check box in the Option bar, and then choose the desired point
in the 9-square proxy. then choose a reference point.

7. Place the cursor over the W field label to access the
scrubby slider for that field.

When you see the scrubby slider cursor, you can drag right to Place the cursor over a field label to
increase or drag left to decrease the value in the related field. access the “scrubby slider” for that field.

8. Click and drag left until the W field shows approximately 75%.
Because you selected the top-right reference point, the top-right corner of the layer
remains in place when you scale the selection. The bottom-left corner moves based on
the scaling you define.

The top-right corner
of the selection
remains in place.

9. Press Return/Enter to finalize the transformation.

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