Rotating and Flipping Objects

Many times when you add an AutoShape or clip art image, it ends up facing the wrong direction. For example, you might add a callout to draw attention to specific text, but the callout is pointing the wrong way.

NOTE

To rotate or flip a single object in a group , you need to ungroup it first and regroup the objects when you're done.

To quickly rotate an object, select it, and place the mouse pointer over the green rotate handle that appears at the top of the object (attached by a line to the top-most resizing handle). Drag this handle to rotate the object.

You can also use rotation options from the Drawing toolbar. To rotate or flip a selected object, click the Draw button on the Drawing toolbar, choose Rotate or Flip, and then select one of the following menu options:

• Free Rotate ” Lets you openly rotate the object.

• Rotate Left ” Moves the object counterclockwise.

• Rotate Right ” Moves the object clockwise.

• Flip Horizontal ” Turns the object horizontally.

• Flip Vertical ” Turns the object vertically.