Selections and Transformations Flashcards

Which keyboard shortcut activates Free Transform on a selected layer or object in Adobe Photoshop?

Answer: Ctrl+T (Cmd+T)

Ctrl+T (Cmd+T on Mac) invokes Free Transform, displaying handles around the selected content for resizing, rotating, and skewing.

While using Free Transform, which key constrains the scaling to maintain the original proportions?

Answer: Shift

Holding Shift while dragging a corner handle in Free Transform constrains the width-to-height ratio, preserving the object's original proportions.

Which Free Transform sub-mode allows you to move individual corner anchor points independently to create a distorted perspective effect?

Answer: Distort

Distort mode lets you drag each corner handle independently in any direction, allowing non-uniform shape changes.

What does the 'Flip Horizontal' transformation do to the selected layer?

Answer: Creates a mirror image along the vertical axis

Flip Horizontal mirrors the layer content left-to-right along the vertical axis, reversing the image as if seen in a mirror.

In Illustrator, which command allows you to rotate an object around a specific anchor point other than its center?

Answer: Double-click the Rotate tool to set a custom point

Double-clicking the Rotate tool opens a dialog where you can specify the rotation angle, and clicking on the canvas first sets a custom pivot point.

What does the Warp transformation in Free Transform allow you to do?

Answer: Bend and curve content using a mesh grid

Warp displays a mesh grid over the content, letting you drag grid points and handles to bend, curve, and distort the image freely.

What does the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+Shift+T (Cmd+Shift+T) do in Adobe Photoshop?

Answer: Repeats the last transformation applied

Transform Again (Ctrl+Shift+T / Cmd+Shift+T) repeats the most recently applied Free Transform operation with the exact same values.