Most elements sit upright, but sometimes a shape, label, or image reads better at an angle: a tilted callout, a diagonal banner, a label following a sloped arrow. The Rotation controls turn an element to the angle you want.
Snap to a preset angle
Right-click an element and open the Rotation category. It offers eight preset angles, every 45° around the circle: 0°, 45°, 90°, 135°, 180°, 225°, 270°, and 315°. Each tile previews the orientation, so you can see the result before you pick it. Choosing one snaps the element to that exact angle, which keeps a row of tilted elements perfectly consistent. Picking 0° sets it back upright.
Rotate from the search palette
With a single element selected, open the search palette (⌘. / Ctrl .) and type rotate for quick Rotate 90°, Rotate 180°, Rotate 270°, and Reset rotation actions — the keyboard-only route to the same result, without opening the menu.
Rotation uses these fixed 45° steps rather than a free-drag handle, so tilted elements stay consistent with one another and any angle is easy to reproduce or undo.
Good to know
- Rotation is a per-element property, so different elements on the same tab can sit at different angles.
- The corner resize handles are hidden while an element is rotated; set it back to 0° to resize it, then re-apply the angle.
- Some markers, like annotations, deliberately stay upright. A tilted note marker reads as a mistake, so rotation is kept off for them.
- The Bounce and Wobble animations compose with an element's rotation, so a tilted shape still bobs or wiggles around its angle.
Use a preset angle when you want several elements to share the exact same tilt; reach for the search palette's Rotate actions when your hands are already on the keyboard.
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