Using Degree's of Rotation

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# 2.2.13.2 Using Degree's of Rotation

Rotate An Object Using Fixed or Specified Degree's of Rotation

A pop-up menu with additional menu items allows you to Rotate the selected object(s) through various predefined angles or through any angle you specify. The Rotate command is executed as follows;

1. Select the object(s) to be rotated.

2. Click the Rotate button () to activate the Rotate function.

3. With the mouse pointer hovering over the object to be rotated, Shift+Right-Click to raise the Rotate menu then select the desired degree and direction of rotation from the list of predefined angles (180°, 90° CW, 45° CW, 30° CW, 15° CW, 15° CCW, 30° CCW, 45° CCW, 90° CCW).

   Alternately, any angle may be entered by Left-Clicking the Enter Angle... menu item then entering a desired angle in the Rotate dialog window that appears.

Rotation can also be achieved through use of one of these alternate methods;

  Left+Drag using the mouse. See Section 2.2.13.1 for detail.

  Aligning the selected object with another object on the layout. See Section 2.2.13.3 for detail.