How to resize a pasted image in Affinity Photo 2

1. Paste the image

• Copy the image from anywhere

• Paste it into Affinity Photo (Ctrl + V / Cmd + V)

• It appears as a new layer in the Layers panel

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2. Select the Move Tool

• Press V
  or click the Move Tool (arrow icon) in the toolbar

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3. Resize using the bounding box

• Click on the pasted image

• You’ll see a bounding box with corner handles

To resize proportionally (no distortion):

• Drag a corner handle

• Hold Shift (Affinity 2 requires Shift to constrain proportions)

To resize freely (distort):

• Drag without holding Shift

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4. Apply the transform

• Press Enter
  or click Apply in the context toolbar (if shown)