When rotated, an object pivots on its center point. You rotate an object by selecting a preset angle or by placing the pointer outside an object's transform handles to display the rotation pointer before you drag.

NOTE

You can also rotate the document canvas. For more information, see Rotating the canvas.

To rotate a selected object 90° or 180°:

To rotate a selected object by dragging:

  1. This is a picture of the feature being described.Select any transformation tool.
  2. Move the pointer outside the object until the rotation pointer appears.

    This is a picture of the feature being described.

  3. Drag to rotate the object.

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    To constrain rotation to 15° increments relative to the horizon, Shift-drag the pointer.

  4. Double-click inside the window or press Enter to apply your changes.

To relocate the axis of rotation:

To reset the axis of rotation to the center of the selection, do one of the following: