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Chapter 12 Toolbar F3 - Edit
Rotate
The Rotate Tool enables you to rotate
your image 90 degrees clockwise or
counter-clockwise. Click on this button
to rotate your image 90 degrees clock-
wise. Hold the Alt (Windows) or Option
(Mac OS) key down and click on this
button to rotate your image 90 degrees
counter-clockwise. To reverse the direc-
tion from rotating 90 degrees clockwise
to rotating 90 degrees counter-clock-
wise, click and hold on this icon to
change the rotational direction.
Multiple images can be rotated simultane-
ously by selecting multiple images in the
Browser and then clicking on this button.
Rotating an image will cause a step to
be created within the Edit List, enabling
you to remove the rotation at any point
in the future. When you save your
image as a NEF file format, you can
remove the rotation after the image has
been saved and closed.
Shortcut:
Rotate the image 90 degrees to the
right:
Ctrl + R (Windows)
Command + R (Mac OS)
Rotate the image 90 degrees to the
left:
Ctrl + Shift + R (Windows)
Command + Shift + R (Mac OS)
Straighten
Select this button to have the
Straighten dialog appear. Within the
Straighten dialog, you can rotate an
image incrementally clockwise or
counter-clockwise, or you can trace a
line that should be either horizontal or
Toolbar F3 - Edit
This Toolbar contains tools that can be used to do very coarse adjustments to your
images. This Toolbar can be viewed or hidden quickly by using the shortcut ‘F3’.