Operation Manual

3) If necessary, click and drag the pivot point for rotation to change the way an object is
rotated. The pivot point is a circle and appears, by default, in the middle of the selected
object. Normally the center of an object will be just fine, but on some occasions you may
wish to rotate around a corner or even around a point outside the object.
4) Move the mouse over one of the corner handles and the cursor changes shape.
5) Click the mouse and move in the direction in which you want to rotate the object. Only the
corner selection handles are active for rotation.
6) To restrict the rotation angles to multiples of 15 degrees, press and hold the Shift key while
rotating the object. This is very handy for rotating objects through a right angle, for example
from portrait to landscape.
7) When satisfied release the mouse button.
Sidebar rotation
To rotate an object using the Sidebar:
1) Click on an object and the selection handles will show.
2) Click on the Properties icon on the Sidebar, then click on the plus sign (+) next to the
Position and Size subsection to open this subsection (Figure 106).
3) Click on the selected object again to change the selection handles into rotation handles.
4) Click on and then rotate the rotation indicator in Rotation or enter the rotation angle in the
text box or select a predetermined rotation angle from the drop-down list.
5) When satisfied with the rotation of the object, click outside the object and the object is
rotated.
Figure 106: Sidebar Properties Position and Size subsection
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