Rotate an object with the rotate tool, Rotate an object by a specific angle, Rotate an object with the transform panel – Adobe Illustrator CS4 User Manual
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Selecting and arranging objects
3
Position the pointer anywhere outside the bounding box so that the pointer changes to
, and then drag.
Rotate an object with the Rotate tool
1
Select one or more objects.
2
Select the Rotate tool
.
3
Do any of the following:
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To rotate the object around its center point, drag in a circular motion anywhere in the document window.
•
To rotate the object around a different reference point, click once anywhere in the document window to
reposition the reference point. Then move the pointer away from the reference point and drag in a circular
motion.
•
To rotate a copy of the object instead of the object itself, hold down Alt (Windows) or Option (Mac
OS) after
you start to drag.
For finer control, drag farther from the object’s reference point.
Rotate an object by a specific angle
You can control the exact angle of rotation with the Rotate command.
1
Select one or more objects.
2
Do one of the following:
•
To rotate around a different reference point, select the Rotate tool. Then Alt-click (Windows) or Option-click
(Mac
OS) where you want the reference point to be in the document window.
•
To rotate around the center point, choose Object > Transform
> Rotate, or double-click the Rotate tool.
3
Enter the rotation angle in the Angle text box. Enter a negative angle to rotate the object clockwise; enter a positive
angle to rotate the object counterclockwise.
4
If the objects contain a pattern fill, select Patterns to rotate the pattern. Deselect Objects if you want to rotate the
pattern but not the objects.
5
Click
OK, or click Copy to scale a copy of the objects.
To place multiple copies of the object in a circular pattern around a reference point, move the reference point away
from the center of the object, click Copy, and then repeatedly choose Object > Transform
> Transform Again.
Rotate an object with the Transform panel
1
Select one or more objects.
2
Do one of the following:
•
To rotate the object around its center point, enter a value for the Angle option in the panel.
•
To rotate the object around a different reference point, click a white square on the reference point locator
in
the panel, and enter a value for the Angle option.
You can also call up the Transform panel by clicking X, Y, W, or H in the Control panel.
Rotate multiple objects individually
1
Select the objects to rotate.
2
Choose Object > Transform
> Transform Each.