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7. Press Return/Enter to finalize the transformation.
After finalizing the transformation, the bounding-box handles disappear.

8. With the Title-text layer still active, press Command/Control-T to enter
Free Transform mode again and look at the Options bar.

Because the rating layer is a Smart Object layer, the W and H fields still show the scaling
percentage based on the original.

9. In the Options bar, click the Maintain Aspect Ratio button to activate that option.
It is not uncommon for a placed image to have slightly different height and width
percentages when it is placed. Activating the Maintain Aspect Ratio option forces the X
and Y percentage fields to the same value. The change will be slight, but it’s a good idea
to check this issue so that you maintain the integrity of the placed artwork.

Click to activate The W and H percentages
this option. are now the same value.

10. In the Options bar, change the W field to 65%.
Because Maintain Aspect Ratio is active, the value in the H field also changes.

Change this The same value
field to 65%. is applied here.

11. Click the Commit Transform button on the Options bar (or press
Return/Enter) to finalize the transformation.
If you press Return/Enter, you have to press it two times to finalize the transformation.
The first time you press it, you apply the change to the active field; the second time, you
finalize the transformation and exit Free Transform mode.

12. Save the file and continue to the next exercise.

56 Project 1: Music CD Artwork