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    Introduction
    Ch. 1. The basics
    Ch. 2. Startup
    Ch. 3. Get around
    Ch. 4. Text input
    Ch. 5. Text flow
    Ch. 6. Formats
    Ch. 7. Typography
    Ch. 8. Multiple items
    Ch. 9. Pictures
    To create a picture box:
    To resize a picture box manually:
    To resize a picture box using the Measurements palette:
    To delete a picture box:
    To move a picture box manually:
    To reposition a picture box using the Measurements palette:
    To create a bleed:
    To create a ruler guide:
    To remove ruler guides:
    To import a picture:
    Pictures come in two basic flavors
    Choosing the right resolution for a bitmap picture
    Enlarge or shrink?
    Picture preview options
    Saving a picture for QuarkXPress
    To resize a picture:
    To fit a picture into its box:
    To resize a picture and its box simultaneously:
    To crop a picture by moving it within its box:
    To crop a picture by resizing its box:
    To delete a picture (and keep the box):
    To rotate a picture and its box using the Measurements palette:
    To rotate a picture and its box using the Rotation tool:
    To rotate a picture (and not its box):
    To skew text or a picture and its box:
    To convert an item's shape:
    To convert an item's contents:
    To apply a custom contrast setting to a picture:
    To flip a picture or text:
    To update the path to a picture upon opening a file:
    To update the path to a picture using Picture Usage:
    Ch. 10. Pictures and text
    Ch. 11. Lines
    Ch.  12. Béziers
    Ch.  13. Style sheets
    Ch.  14. Master pages
    Ch.  15. Color
    Ch.  16. Libraries
    Ch.  17. Search and replace
    Ch.  18. Books
    Ch.  19. Preferences
    Ch.  20. Output
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    Chapter 9. Pictures > To rotate a picture (and not its box):

    To rotate a picture (and not its box):

    1.
    Choose the Item or Content tool.

    2.
    Click on a picture.

    3.
    In the picture angle field on the right side of the Measurements palette, enter a positive number to rotate the picture counterclockwise or a negative number to rotate it clockwise .

    4.
    Press Enter —.

    Tip

    To rotate the picture box and not the picture, first rotate the box with the picture, then rotate the picture alone the negative amount. For example, if the picture with its box is rotated 20°, rotate the picture back –20°.


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