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Select the Item tool and move the mouse over a corner handle. When the
Rotation pointer displays, click to establish a rotation point; then drag in a circular
motion to rotate the item. The Arrowhead pointer and the item's position will
display as you drag. If you press the Shift key when rotating, movements are
constrained to 45-degree angles.
• (Windows only) Choose Item > Modify (Command+M/Ctrl+M), enter a value in
the Angle field, and click OK.
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Enter a value in the field on the Measurements palette (Home/Classic and
Space/Align tabs) and press Return/Enter.
To rotate a straight line, choose either Left Point, Midpoint, or Right Point from the
Mode drop-down menu (Modify dialog box or Measurements palette) to display the
Angle field.
Skewing items
To skew active items within bounding boxes:
• (Windows only) Choose Item > Modify (Command+M/Ctrl+M); then click the
Box tab. Enter a value in the Skew field.
• Enter a value in the Box Skew field on the Home/Classic tab of the Measurement
palette.
Positive values slant items to the right; negative values slant them to the left.
Locking and unlocking items
Locking lets you protect items and content from accidental changes. You can do the
following:
• To prevent an item's size and position from being changed (and to prevent the
item from being deleted), check Item > Lock > Position.
• To prevent an item's contents from being edited, check Item > Lock > Story or
Item > Lock > Picture.
To unlock selected items, uncheck the appropriate option in the Item > Lock submenu.
Alternatively, on Windows, choose Item > Modify and click the lock icon next to
a field.
Anchoring items and groups in text
You can anchor an item or group so that it flows as a character within text. To anchor
an item or group within text, use the Item tool to select the item or group you want
to anchor and choose Edit > Copy (Command+C/Ctrl+C) or Edit > Cut
(Command+X/Ctrl+X). Then, with the Text Content tool selected, place the text
insertion point at the point in text where you want to anchor the item or group and
choose Edit > Paste (Command+V/Ctrl+V).
QuarkXPress also provides support for nested anchors (i.e an anchored item can contain
a further anchored item to the nth level).
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