Rotate a group or an individual element
Change the angle of a group by rotating it.
IMPORTANT:
Rotating elements in a group and then resizing the group without maintaining its aspect ratio may cause the rotated elements to deform.
To rotate a group or an individual element:
- Select the group.
- Position the cursor on a corner sizing handle until it turns into a curved double-arrow.
- Drag to rotate the group. A tooltip displays the angle as you rotate the group. The rotation angle is based on the center point of the group.TIP:Tips:
- The top left sizing handle is a circle that identifies the original top left corner after rotating a graphic element or group.
- You can rotate multiple groups simultaneously. Press and holdCtrlwhile you click on each group
- You can rotate a group by changing the value of theAngleproperty in thePropertiestab. 180 displays the group upside down. If you enter a value larger than 360, the portion of numeric value that is over 360 becomes the value. For example, enter 380 to see a value of 20. If you enter a value less than 0, the negative value is subtracted from 360. For example, enter -30 to see a value of 330.
- You can rotate a graphic element within a group. In theGraphic Explorer, select the graphic element and rotate it using any corner sizing handle. The rotation angle is based on the center point of the graphic element.
- Alternatively, in the Properties window, you can change the angle of a group or graphic element to a desired value.
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