### 4.12. Flip

The Flip tool provides the ability to flip layers or selections either horizontally or vertically. When a selection is flipped, a new layer with a Floating Selection is created. You can use this tool to create reflections.

#### 4.12.1. Activating the Tool

There are different possibilities to activate the tool:

- From the main menu: Tools → Transform Tools → Flip.

- By clicking the tool icon in the Toolbox.

- By pressing the Shift+F keyboard shortcut.

#### 4.12.2. Key modifiers

Ctrl

  Ctrl lets you change the modes between horizontal and vertical flipping.

#### 4.12.3. Options

Figure 14.125. Tool Options Dialog

Normally, tool options are displayed in a window attached under the Toolbox as soon as you activate a tool. If they are not, you can access them from the main menu through Windows → Dockable Windows → Tool Options which opens the option window of the selected tool. The available tool options can also be accessed by double clicking the corresponding tool icon in the Toolbox.

Transform, Clipping

  | Note
  These options are described in Transform tools common options.

Direction (Ctrl)

  The Tool Toggle settings control flipping in either a Horizontal or Vertical direction. This toggle can also be switched using Ctrl.

4.11. Handle Transform |  | 4.13. Cage Transform

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