Changing a Layer’s Appearance or Size 99
FXDeko User’s Guide
ROTATING A LAYERTo rotate a layer using the keyboard:1. From the Options menu, choose Transform/Rotate & Skew (Ctrl+R).
2. In the Options menu, choose Transform and set increment of
change to Coarse or Fine (Ctrl+spacebar).
3. Select the layer.
4. Hold down Alt and press either the down arrow (↓) to rotate the
layer clockwise, or the up arrow (↑) to rotate it counterclockwise.
To rotate a layer using the mouse:1. Click the rotate button in the Tools window.
2. Select the layer.
3. Position the pointer near the border of the layer, so that the pointer
becomes the rotation tool.
4. Drag to rotate the layer.
To specify a numerical value for rotation:1. Select the layer.
2. Activate the Style window.
3. Choose Layer at the top of the Style window.
4. Double-click the Rotation text box, then type or scroll to a value.
SCALING A LAYERTo scale a layer using the keyboard:1. From the Options menu, choose Transform/Scale & Width
(Ctrl+W).
2. In the Options menu, choose Transform and set increment of
change to Coarse or Fine (Ctrl+spacebar).
3. Select the layer.
4. Hold down Alt and press either the up or down arrow (↑↓) to
increase or decrease layer size, or the right or left arrow (→ ←) to
increase or decrease layer width.