Rotate objects
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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In the toolbox, click the
Free transform tool
![](../Shared_graphics/free-transform.svg)
.
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Click the
Free rotation button
![](../Shared_graphics/rotate-clockwise.svg)
on the property bar.
If you want to change the reference point to use when rotating the object, locate the
Object origin icon
![](../Shared_graphics/Corel-DESIGNER-pgx-object-origin.jpg)
on the property bar and click the box that corresponds to the reference point you want to set.
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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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Apply the rotation according to the object’s position rather than the x and y coordinates
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Click the Relative to object button ![](../Shared_graphics/relative-to-object-position.svg) on the Transform toolbar.
To open the Transform toolbar, click View Toolbars Transform.
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Rotate an object using the Transform docker
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Click Object Transform Rotate.
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Specify two points for the angle by dragging
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In the Transform docker, click the Rotation angle button next to the Angle of rotation box, and drag in the drawing window.
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Specify a point on the drawing to rotate around by clicking
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In the Transform docker, click the Specify point button ![](../Shared_graphics/set-origin-point.svg) next to the X and Y boxes, and click a point on the drawing.
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Rotate around a point on the selected object
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In the Center area of the Transform docker, enable the Relative center check box, and click the point on the origin locator ![](../Shared_graphics/Corel-DESIGNER-pgx-object-origin.jpg) that corresponds to the center of rotation that you want to set.
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Adjust the object orientation when rotating
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In the Transform docker, enable the Rotate orientation option ![](../Shared_graphics/rotate-orientation.svg) .
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Keep the object orientation when rotating
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In the Transform docker, enable the Retain orientation option ![](../Shared_graphics/retain-orientation.svg) .
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Leave the original object unchanged and apply the transformation to a copy
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In the Transform docker, type a number in the Copies box.
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![*](images/tip.svg)
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.