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SOME PHOTOSHOP INSPIRATION REFERENCE POINT By Andrew Haysom
When you use the Edit / Transform command you will see a bounding box appear around the object you are transforming. This will have a small square handle at each corner, and in the middle of each edge, that you can drag with the mouse to scale or transform the object. The subject of this article is the Reference Point, that by default appears in the centre of the bounding box and looks like a small target (see Figure 1).
[Figure 1 – Bounding Box and Reference Point]
In later versions of Photoshop the reference point does not show by default. There are two ways you can turn it on so it displays. When you are in Transform mode, the very first check box in the Options bar (see Figure 2) will toggle the reference point on and off.
[Figure 2 – Transform Options Bar]
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