Skewing objects

Skewing an object transforms it by slanting it along one or both axes. You can skew an object by dragging or entering a value in the Transform inspector.

To skew an object by dragging:

1 Select an object.
2 Click the arrow tool and click the Rotate modifier.
3 Drag a center handle.

To skew an object by specifying values:

1 Select an object.
2 Open the Transform inspector (Window > Inspectors > Transform).
3 Click Skew.
4 Enter angles for the horizontal and vertical values, and click Apply.