Rotating a picture

[Tom]

I'm using MS Word 2002 on a PC running XP.

The help text says to select the picture and rotate it using the rotate
handle? I have no idea what the rotate handle is. Help anyone?

Tom

 

[PeterMcC]

Tom wrote in

I'm using MS Word 2002 on a PC running XP.

The help text says to select the picture and rotate it using the
rotate handle? I have no idea what the rotate handle is. Help
anyone?

It's the green dot at the top of the picture - hollow dots on the corners
and in the middle of the edges and the green dot slightly above the middle
top.

One odd thing I've experienced - and there may be a better way along any
moment but this works for me...

If you insert the picture and the dots aren't visible - the picture simply
has a black outline and little black rectangles where I've described the
hollow dots as being, try clicking a Rotate or Flip button on the Draw
toolbar > Rotate or Flip . That generally makes the dots visible.

Incidentally, holding down Shift whilst rotating the image will give you 15
degree increments.

HTH

 

[Tom]

Tom wrote in


It's the green dot at the top of the picture - hollow dots on the corners
and in the middle of the edges and the green dot slightly above the middle
top.

One odd thing I've experienced - and there may be a better way along any
moment but this works for me...

If you insert the picture and the dots aren't visible - the picture simply
has a black outline and little black rectangles where I've described the
hollow dots as being, try clicking a Rotate or Flip button on the Draw
toolbar > Rotate or Flip . That generally makes the dots visible.

Incidentally, holding down Shift whilst rotating the image will give you 15
degree increments.

HTH

Aha! That was the key to making the "green dot," or what MS calls the
"rotate handle" visible. Thanks!

Tom

 

[PeterMcC]

Tom wrote in

Aha! That was the key to making the "green dot," or what MS calls the
"rotate handle" visible. Thanks!

You are very welcome and - since my method seems a strange way to get the
rotate handle to show - can anyone enlighten me on the approved MS method?