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Chapter 5: Rotate Tool ( ) This tool allows you to rotate the various shapes of the design. To rotate shapes in the design: 1 Click the Rotate tool ( ) in the Stock toolbar. 2 Click the design shapes that you wish to rotate. "Dancing ants" (moving dashes) and a rotation frame appear around the selected shapes. 3 Do either of the following: x Move the pointer over the rotation indicator in the rotation frame. The pointer changes to small crosshairs with a swirl ( ). Then, drag the rotation indicator to the desired angle. The currently selected angle appears in the left corner of the status bar. NOTE: To lock the rotation angle into increments of 45˚, start dragging the rotation indicator, and then hold down the Shift key. To set the rotation of the design shape, click outside of the rotation frame. x Press the Enter key. The appropriate Properties dialog box appears. On the General tab, type the desired rotation angle in the Rotation box, and then click the OK button. Figure 18 13

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This tool allows you to rotate the various shapes of the design.
To rotate shapes in the design:
1
Click the
Rotate
tool (
) in the
Stock
toolbar.
2
Click the design shapes that you wish to rotate. “Dancing ants” (moving dashes) and a rotation frame
appear around the selected shapes.
3
Do either of the following:
◆
Move the pointer over the rotation indicator in the rotation frame. The pointer changes to small
crosshairs with a swirl (
). Then, drag the rotation indicator to the desired angle. The currently
selected angle appears in the left corner of the status bar.
NOTE:
To lock the rotation angle into increments of 45˚, start dragging the rotation indicator, and then
hold down the Shift key.
To set the rotation of the design shape, click outside of the rotation frame.
◆
Press the Enter key. The appropriate
Properties
dialog box appears. On the
General
tab, type the desired
rotation angle in the
Rotation
box, and then click the
OK
button.
Figure 18
Chapter 5: Rotate Tool (
)