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How Do You Rotate a Selection in Photoshop?

Last updated on September 24, 2022 @ 1:05 am

There are a few different ways to rotate a selection in Photoshop. The first way is to use the Transform tool.

To do this, select the Transform tool from the toolbar, then click and drag one of the corner handles of the selection. As you do this, the selection will rotate. You can also use the keyboard shortcuts Ctrl+T (Windows) or Cmd+T (Mac) to access the Transform tool.

Another way to rotate a selection is to use the Rotate Canvas tool. To do this, select the Rotate Canvas tool from the toolbar, then click and drag on the image.

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To rotate a selection in Photoshop, use the ‘transform’ tool. First, make a selection using the ‘polygonal lasso’ tool or the ‘magnetic lasso’ tool. Then, go to the ‘edit’ menu and select ‘transform’. A box will appear around the selection. To rotate the selection, click on one of the corner points and drag it in the direction you want to rotate the selection.

As you do this, the image will rotate. You can also use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+Alt+R (Windows) or Cmd+Option+R (Mac) to access the Rotate Canvas tool.

Finally, you can use the Free Transform tool to rotate a selection. To do this, select the Free Transform tool from the toolbar, then click and drag one of the corner handles of the selection.

As you do this, the selection will rotate. You can also use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+T (Windows) or Cmd+T (Mac) to access the Free Transform tool.

No matter which method you use to rotate a selection in Photoshop, you can always use the Undo command (Ctrl+Z or Cmd+Z) to undo your changes.

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