It was 16/7/03 12:26 pm, when Ashley Karyl wrote:
> I think your "average Joe" may work it out for himself eventually, but then
> again, he may even make it to the moon single handed in the same time span,
> so would no doubt appreciate simply being told and avoid the search when
> necessary.
Ashley
I've had several replies off list and they all say "Spill the beans, Kido,
cause I ain't got a clue." Here's one typical reply from an above average
Joe:
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"I just had a spare 20 minutes or so, and tried to rotate a layer using
rotate and measure and couldn't do it, even though I regularly use it to
rotate the canvas.
I use photoshop every working day and consider myself to be a reasonably
competent user. I await your posting with bated breath"
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It was Jeff Schewe who spilled the beans on the Photoshop features forum in
answer to my request. Here's a slightly modified version of his reply:
To rotate a layer's content arbitrarily, take the following steps:
1. Use the measure tool to draw a line along the diagonal that you want to
be vertical.
2. Hold down the Alt/Opt+Shift keys and drag from bottom of the measure
line's end point to transform it to a protractor.
3. Choose menu Edit > Transform > Rotate.
4. Press Enter/Return
The layer will be rotated and interpolated. Of course, the above method can
be used to rotate layer content to any angle and not just the vertical.
That's it. I've been using the Measure tool, making a note of the angle,
calling the Free Transform command and plugging the settings in the Options
bar for Set Rotate! Duh!
--/ Shangara Singh
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