Rotating, skewing, and flipping objects
You can rotate Canvas objects clockwise or counter-clockwise, flip
them on one or both axes, and skew their bounding boxes. You can
rotate and skew around an objects center, or move the centerpoint to
any location.
When you rotate an object, the objects bounding box also rotates. If
you drag a selection handle of a rotated object, the bounding box
changes shape in the rotated orientation, so you can resize an object
without distorting its basic shape. If you need to, you can also return
the rotated bounding box to its original orientation by choosing
Object > Paths > Convert To Paths.
Removing effects: After you rotate, skew, or flip objects, you
can return them to their original orientation and shape. Select the
objects and choose Effects > Remove Effects.
Rotating and skewing in freeform mode
When you put an object in freeform mode, you can rotate and skew it
by dragging special handles.
To put an object in freeform mode: Select the object and
choose Effects > Freeform. Rotation and skewing handles and the
objects centerpoint appear.
You can also put a selected object in freeform mode by clicking it.
This depends on a setting in the Preferences dialog box; see General
preferences on page 15.221.
To end freeform mode: Click away from the object, or press
Enter (Mac) or Esc (Windows).
Freeform mode
A Vertical skew handle
B Horizontal skew handle
C Rotation handle
D Rotation center
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