Apple Pages '09 - Manual (Page 166)

Flipping and Rotating Objects
You can flip or rotate any object. For example, if you have an image of an arrow that
you want to use in your document, but you need it to point in a different direction,
you can reverse its direction vertically or horizontally, or point it at any angle.
Here are ways to change an object’s orientation:
To flip an object horizontally or vertically, select the object, and then choose Arrange >
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Flip Horizontally or Arrange > Flip Vertically.
You can also click Inspector in the toolbar, click the Metrics button, and then use the
Flip buttons.
To rotate an object, select the object, hold down the Command key and move the
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pointer toward an active selection handle until it changes to a curved, double-headed
arrow, and then drag a selection handle.
To rotate an object in 45-degree increments, hold down the Shift and Command keys
while dragging a selection handle.
You can also click Inspector in the toolbar, click the Metrics button, and then drag the
Rotate wheel or use the Angle controls to set the angle of the object.
To rotate a shape but keep its text horizontal, after rotating the shape choose
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Format > Shape > “Reset Text and Object Handles.”
You can’t rotate an inline table. To rotate a table, it must be a floating object.
Changing the Style of Borders
For shapes, chart elements, and text boxes, you can choose a line style and color for
the object’s border, or you can specify no border. You can also put a border around
imported images. To change the borders of tables and table cells, see “Formatting
Table Cell Borders” on page 199.
Use the format bar to change the line style, line thickness, and line color of the border
around one or more selected objects. Select the object, and select the line style, line
thickness, and line color from the controls in the format bar.
You can use the Graphic inspector and the Colors window to make additional
adjustments.
To set the border style using the Graphic inspector:
1 Select the object that you want to modify.
2 Click Inspector in the toolbar, and then click the Graphic inspector button.
3 Choose Line from the Stroke pop-up menu.
166 Chapter 7 Working with Images, Shapes, and Other Objects