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Working with Textures in Preview

Display	State or Action	Comments
	Texture deselected/selected.	When selected, represented by a yellow cross anchor point, a yellow point (rotation), a rectangle with multi-colored sides and a blue corner triangle (resize). When you see only the cross anchor, drag it to display the other handles.
	Move the Texture freely.	To select the texture, click on any part of it and then move it.
	Move the texture with one corner of the multi-colored rectangle.	By moving the mouse over the corner of the rectangle, a red snap point is displayed. A snap point to edge can be activated by holding down the Shift key (snaps only on meshes, not onto the bounding box).
	Move the Texture in one direction.	Click on one colored side of the rectangle. The line becomes highlighted, then move the texture parallel to the direction. A snap edge can be activated by holding down the Shift key when moving (snaps only to edges in mesh, not onto the bounding box).
	Rotate the Texture.	By clicking on a yellow handle, a purple circular cursor is displayed; move the yellow point around the cursor. Holding down the Shift key while clicking on the object increments the rotation by 15Â°.
	Resize the texture when linked horizontally/vertically (HV). To be defined in the Shaders Inspector Texture Dimensions.	Click the blue corner triangle then drag it. The texture is resized proportionally.
	Resize the texture when not linked horizontally/vertically (HV). To be defined in the Shaders Inspector Texture Dimensions.	Click on the blue corner triangle, then drag to resize the texture in any direction. or Click on the tip of one arrow and drag it. The texture is resized according to the chosen direction.