PhotoPlus X2 User Guide - Serif

To rotate:
1. Choose Rotate from the Image menu.
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2. From the flyout menu, select an option based on the object (Image, Layer, or
Selection), rotation angle (90º or 180º), and the direction (Clockwise or Anticlockwise)
required.
3. You can also select Custom..., to display a Rotate dialog, from which you can
do the above but instead set your own custom angle, even down to fractional
degrees.
Straightening a photo
As an image adjustment, the Straighten Tool can be used to align a crooked image
back to horizontal (e.g., restoring proper horizontal alignment in a scanned image
that wasn't aligned correctly on the scanner). Use the tool to trace a new horizon
line against a line in the image—the image automatically orients itself to the drawn
horizon line.
Before
(horizon line drawn by dragging)
To straighten:
After
1. Choose the Straighten Tool from the Crop Tools flyout on the Tools
Toolbar. On the Context toolbar, the Canvas drop-down list lets you choose
how your straightened image will be displayed:
• Crop - Crops and adjusts the straightened image so that it displays on the
largest possible canvas size, without displaying any border.
• Expand to Fit - Increases the canvas size to display the entire straightened
image. The border area is filled with the current background colour.