| • | To rotate an object |
You can rotate an object in a drawing by specifying an angle of rotation. You can also specify a point on the drawing around which to rotate, or rotate around a point on the selected object.
| To rotate an object |
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| 1 . | Select an object. |
| 2 . | Click the Shape tools button in the toolbox, and click the Free transform tool  . |
| 3 . | Click the Free rotation button  on the property bar. |
If you want to change the reference point to use when rotating the object, locate the Object origin icon  on the property bar and click the box that corresponds to the reference point you want to set. |
| 4 . | Type a value in the Angle of rotation box on the property bar. |
| To specify a point on the drawing to rotate around, type coordinates in the Center of rotation boxes on the property bar. |
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Click the Relative to object button
 on the Transform toolbar. |
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Rotate an object using the Transformations docker
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In the Transformations docker, click the Rotation angle button next to the Angle of rotation box, and drag in the drawing window.
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In the Transformations docker, click the Specify point button
 next to the X and Y boxes, and click a point on the drawing. |
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In the Center area of the Transformations docker, enable the Relative center check box, and click the point on the origin locator
that corresponds to the center of rotation that you want to set. |
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In the Transformations docker, enable the Rotate orientation option
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In the Transformations docker, enable the Retain orientation option
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In the Transformations docker, type a number in the Copies box.
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You can also rotate a selected object by dragging a rotation handle 
clockwise or counterclockwise.
You can also rotate an object by typing a value in the Angle of rotation box on the Transform toolbar. To display the Transform toolbar, click View 
Toolbars Transform.
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