Best Answer: How Do I Expand a Layer in Photoshop?

How do you expand a panel in Photoshop?

Resize panels

1. To minimize or maximize a panel, panel group, or stack of panels, double-click a tab. You can also double-click the tab area (the empty space next to the tabs).
2. To resize a panel, drag any side of the panel. Some panels, such as the Color panel cannot be resized by dragging.

What is the shortcut key to activate the free transform?

Command + T (Mac) | Control + T (Win) displays the free transform bounding box. Position the cursor outside of the transformation handles (the cursor becomes a double headed arrow), and drag to rotate. Add the Shift key to snap to 15 degree increments.