Rotating and Flipping Objects and Photos

You can rotate objects or photos in any direction or flip them.

Rotating an Object or Photo

To Quickly Rotate an Object or Photo 90°:

1. Select the Selection Tool and click the object or photo.
2. In the Menu bar, click Object | Rotate/Flip/Resize and select either Rotate 90° Right or Rotate 90° Left.

To Quickly Rotate an Object or Photo at a Custom Angle:

1. Select the Selection Tool and click the object or photo.
2. In the Menu bar, click Object | Rotate/Flip/Resize | Custom Rotate.
3. In the Rotate dialog box, do one of the following:

• Click an area on the Angle wheel to indicate the desired angle.
• Type an angle into the Angle box.

4. Click OK.

To Rotate an Object or Photo Using the Properties Bar Options:

1. Select the Selection Tool and click the object or photo.
2. In the Menu bar, do one of the following:

• Click Object | Rotate/Flip/Resize | Rotate/Skew.
• In the Properties bar click Rotate/Skew.

3. In the Properties bar, do one of the following:

• Type an angle into the Rotate box.
• Click the arrow beside the Rotate box and use the slider to determine a custom angle.
• Click a handle on a corner of the object or photo and drag until the object is the desired angle.
• Select Left to rotate the object or photo to the left and Right to rotate the object or photo to the right.

4. Do one of the following:

• Double-click the object or photo.
• In the Properties bar, click Done.

Flipping an Object or Photo

To Quickly Flip an Object or Photo:

1. Select the Selection Tool and click the object or photo.
2. In the Menu bar, do one of the following:

• Click Object | Rotate/Flip/Resize and select either Flip Horizontally or Flip Vertically.

• Click Object | Rotate/Flip/Resize | Rotate 180° to flip the object or photo vertically.

Rotating the Work Area

To Quickly Rotate the Work Area 90°:

• On the Toolbar, under Rotate, click the Rotate Work Area Left button.

or

• On the Toolbar, under Rotate, click the Rotate Work Area Right button.

See Also:

• Resizing Objects and Photos
• Cropping Objects and Photos