deformers

Twist
Set segments, place the twist deformer inside the object you wish to deform then grab the little orange handle and twist away.

Explosion
Set segments, place the deformer as a child of the object you wish to go boom grab the little orange knob and pull.

Bend
Set segments, make the bend deformer a child of the object you wish to bend, grab orange handle and have fun.

Explosion fx
Set segments, place the explosion fx deformer as a child of what you want to deform pull orange handle and have fun.

Squash and Stretch
Squash and stretch is slightly different. first set how many segments you want, then place the deformer in the object, select the deformer go down to the object tab in the attributes panel and use the factor and expand sliders to make your alterations.

Shatter
Set how many segments you want, place your deformer as a child of your object, grab the handle and pull.

Bulge
Set segments, place bulge as child of object, grab handle and go.