Rotating Images and the Canvas

Quick links to procedures on this page:

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To reset the original orientation of an image

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Rotating Images and the Canvas

You can rotate an image on the screen to accommodate the way you draw naturally. You can also rotate the canvas to change the image orientation.

Rotate an image to accommodate the way you naturally draw.

Rotating an image onscreen is meant for drawing purposes only; whereas rotating the canvas modifies the appearance of the image. For example, if you print an image that you rotated onscreen, the rotation is not reflected in the printed image. However, if you rotate the canvas of the image, the rotation is reflected in the printed image.

You can rotate an image or the canvas by a predefined amount, or you can choose the amount of rotation. You can also reset the original orientation of an image.

To rotate an image

From the toolbox, click the Rotate Page tool

If you prefer using a keyboard shortcut, hold down Option + Spacebar (Mac OS) or Spacebar + Alt (Windows).

The cursor changes to a hand with a pointing finger

Drag in the document window to rotate the image.

The new rotation angle appears on the property bar.


You can also
Constrain rotation to 90° increments	Hold down Shift while rotating.
Rotate an image by specifying a rotation angle	Type a rotation angle in the Rotation Angle box on the property bar or in the Navigator panel.

You can also rotate an image from the Navigator panel by typing a value in the Rotate Canvas box or by opening the Rotate Canvas slider and adjusting the rotation.

To reset the original orientation of an image

In the toolbox, click the Rotate Page tool

Do one of the following:

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Click once in the document window.

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Double-click the Rotate Page tool.

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On the property bar, click the Reset Tool button

You can also reset image rotation from the Navigator panel by clicking the Reset Rotation button

To rotate the canvas

Choose Canvas

Rotate Canvas.

Perform a task from the following table.


You can also
Rotate the Canvas layer 180 degrees	Choose Canvas Rotate Canvas 180.
Rotate the Canvas layer 90 degrees clockwise	Choose Canvas Rotate Canvas 90 CW.
Rotate the Canvas layer 90 degrees counterclockwise	Choose Canvas Rotate Canvas 90 CCW.
Rotate the Canvas layer by a user-defined amount	Choose Canvas Rotate Canvas Arbitrary, and type a value in the Angle box.

If your document has layers of different types, you are prompted to commit all of them to default, pixel-based layers.

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