Subscribe to our newsletter. The Transform Selection command gives you much more control over modifying selections. When you invoke the transform selection command, a bounding box will appear around your selection, similar to the box that appears when you use the crop tool. The box has handles just like the crop bounding box that allow you to drag and stretch the bounding box.
Shift constrains the movements and can be used in conjunction with the other modifier keys.
You can rotate the selection by moving the cursor just outside of a selection handle. The cursor will change to a double pointed arrow to indicate that you can rotate. You can flip a selection by dragging one handle all the way across the bounding box to the other side. To commit the transformation, double click inside the bounding box. To reject the transformation, hit Esc .