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title: "How to: Use a MatrixTransform to Create Custom Transforms"
ms.date: "03/30/2017"
helpviewer_keywords: 
  - "graphics [WPF], custom Transforms"
ms.assetid: 919381ca-989f-47cf-86b4-1094060236e4
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# How to: Use a MatrixTransform to Create Custom Transforms
This example shows how to use a <xref:System.Windows.Media.MatrixTransform> to translate (move) the position, stretch, and skew of a <xref:System.Windows.Controls.Button>.  
  
> [!NOTE]
> Use the <xref:System.Windows.Media.MatrixTransform> class to create custom transformations that are not provided by the <xref:System.Windows.Media.RotateTransform>, <xref:System.Windows.Media.SkewTransform>, <xref:System.Windows.Media.ScaleTransform>, or <xref:System.Windows.Media.TranslateTransform> classes.  
  
## Example  
 [!code-xaml[Transforms_snip#MatrixTransform](~/samples/snippets/csharp/VS_Snippets_Wpf/Transforms_snip/CS/MatrixTransformExample.xaml#matrixtransform)]  
  
## See also

- <xref:System.Windows.Media.MatrixTransform>
- <xref:System.Windows.Media.Transform>
- [Transforms Overview](transforms-overview.md)
- [How-to Topics](transformations-how-to-topics.md)
- [Shapes and Basic Drawing in WPF Overview](shapes-and-basic-drawing-in-wpf-overview.md)