Pivoting Text about its Axis

To pivot text about its axis from 0 degrees to 270 degrees, and vice versa:

Procedure

1. Select one or more text strings that you want to pivot.

2. Either:Press Space Bar and enter Pivot Text.

Press CTRL and move the clickable scroll wheel on your mouse forwards, or backwards to rotate the text clockwise or counter-clockwise by a major increment. For finer grained control press CTRL+Shift, and then move the clickable scroll wheel on your mouse forwards or backwards, to rotate the text clockwise or counter-clockwise by a minor increment.

3. If the text is at 0 degrees on its axis, it pivots to 270 degrees. If the text is at 270 degrees on its axis, it pivots to 0 degrees.

Parent Topic:

Graphical Shapes and Objects

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