Keeping transform handles verticle or horizontal

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April 29, 2019
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I am using the warp transform and wanted to know if there is a way to make sure the handles only move horizontal or vertical. I am trying to avoid any unwanted distortions. Usually you just hold shift but that doesnt seem to work in PS CC 2019.

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mglush

Community Expert

Hi!

I am on an older version of PS, but when I hold down the Shift key and drag out one of the handle bars on the Warp tool, it constrains it to just moving in one direction.

You can also place a ruler guideline to make sure it's staying straight.

Michelle

Semaphoric

Community Expert

mglush, are you sure about that? I just tried in CS4, as well as CC 2015, CC 2018, and CC 2019, and can't get the handles in Warp to constrain, no matter what modifier keys I try. FWIW, I am running Windows 10.

mglush

Community Expert

It worked for me last night when I dragged the line in one direction--it stayed constrained to just moving horizontally. But as I tried it today to respond, I was able to move up or down as I dragged out the handle bar. Hmm. It worked for me as long as I was dragging it straight. So, I think the Shift key helped but I would have to say it doesn't limit it to just horizontal or vertical like it should.

I think the best way to make sure that you're only moving horizontal or vertical is to drag out a guideline and use that as your reference to keep it straight. That worked the best.

Bojan Živković11378569

Community Expert

If I can understand your question correctly then you must hold down Shift + Alt + drag one of the vertical handles or drag one of the horizontal handles. That will constrain scaling only to horizontal/vertical axis leaving another axis as it is.