Rotating
Rotating an object turns it around a fixed point that you designate. The default point of origin is the object's center point. Copying while rotating is a useful way to create radially symmetrical objects, such as the petals of a flower.
To rotate with the bounding box: - With the selection tool, select the object or objects to rotate.
- Move the pointer near a corner handle so that the pointer changes to
. - Drag the handle.
To rotate with the free transform tool: - With the selection tool
, select the object or objects to rotate. - Select the free transform tool
. - Position the pointer anywhere outside the bounding box. The pointer changes to
. - Drag until the selection is at the desired angle of rotation.
To rotate with the rotate tool: - With the selection tool, select the object or objects to rotate.
- Select the rotate tool
. - Do any of the following:
- Drag to rotate around the object's center point.
- Click once to set the point of origin around which you want the object to rotate. Then move the pointer away from the point of origin and drag in a circular motion. Shift-drag to constrain the tool to multiples of 45 degrees.
- To rotate a copy of the object instead of the object itself, hold down Alt (Windows) or Option (Mac OS) after you start to drag.
- For finer control, drag farther from the object's point of origin.
To rotate by specifying an angle: - With the selection tool, select the object or objects to rotate.
- Do one of the following:
- To use the default point of origin, choose Object > Transform > Rotate, or double-click the rotate tool.
- To change the point of origin, select the rotate tool, and click where you want the new point of origin.
- Enter the rotation angle, in degrees, in the Angle text box. Enter a negative angle to rotate the object clockwise; enter a positive angle to rotate the object counterclockwise.
- To preview the effect before you apply it, select Preview.
- Do one of the following:
- To rotate the object, click OK.
- To rotate a copy of the object, click Copy.
Note: To place multiple copies of the object in a circular pattern around a point of origin, move the point of origin away from the center of the object, click Copy, and then repeatedly choose Object > Transform > Transform Again.
To rotate each object individually in a selection: - Select the object or objects to rotate. Then choose Object > Transform > Transform Each.
- In the Angle text box, enter the angle by which to rotate the selected objects, between -360 degrees and 360 degrees.
- To preview the effect before you apply it, select Preview, and then click OK.
Rotate tool (left) and Transform Each command (right)
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