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8. Press Shift, click the top-right bounding box handle, and then drag down
and left until the layer content is approximately two-thirds the original size.
The selection (in this case, the entire Rating layer) dynamically changes as you scale the
layer. Pressing Shift while you drag a handle constrains the image proportions as you
resize it. When you release the mouse button, the handles remain in place until you
finalize (“commit”) the transformation.
The live cursor feedback shows the new dimensions of the transformed selection.
Cancel Transform
Reference Point Horizontal Vertical Horizontal Vertical
Location Position Position Scale Scale Rotate Warp Commit Transform
Keep an eye on the
Options bar as you
transform (scale) the layer.
Bounding box handles
control the transformation.
Shift-click and drag a
corner handle to scale the
layer proportionally.
While you’re manually transforming a layer or selection, the Options bar shows the
specifics. You can also type into these fields to apply specific numeric transformations.
9. Press Return/Enter to finalize the transformation.
After finalizing the transformation, the bounding-box handles disappear.
10. With the Rating 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.
The W and H fields still
show the scaling you
applied in Step 8.
11. In the Options bar, choose the bottom-left reference point location.
The selected reference point defines the point around which transformations are made.
By selecting the bottom-left point, for example, the bottom-left corner of the active
selection will remain in place when you scale the selection in the next steps; the top-
right corner will move based on the scaling you define.
12. Click the Link icon between the W and H fields to constrain proportions
during the transformation.
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