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How can I rotate the text box in Preview

I've finally figured out how to add text to my pictures, but some of them, I'd like to rotate the text to an angle. Nothing I've tried has worked. I have a Macbook that uses Lion. Please help. Thanks.

Posted on Aug 7, 2013 9:59 AM

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Posted on Oct 7, 2015 2:52 PM

Found out how to do this when I did it by accident:


Select the text box, then hold down Command. With two fingers on the trackpad (forefinger and middle finger), keep one finger stationary (forefinger) and let the second finger rotate the textbox in whichever direction you want. This is tricky to do because sometimes the cursor or the page moves instead of the textbox... I tried doing it again several times but it only works sometimes. Unfortunately I don't know (and I don't think there is) anything in the toolbar in Preview to do this.


Using El Capitan on Macbook Air, Preview Version 8.1 (877).

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How can I rotate the text box in Preview

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