# Rotating Objects

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rotating; draw objects
draw objects; rotating
pivot points of draw objects
skewing draw objects
Rotating Objects
You can rotate an object around its default pivot point (center point) or a pivot point that you designate.

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Select the object you want to rotate. On the Mode toolbar in $[officename] Draw or on the Drawing bar in $[officename] Impress, click the Rotate icon.

Move the pointer to a corner handle so that the pointer changes to a rotate symbol. Drag the handle to rotate the object.
Hold down the Shift key to restrict the rotation to multiples of 15 degrees.
Right-click the object to open the context menu. Choose Position and Size - Rotation to enter an exact rotation value.

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To change the pivot point, drag the small circle in the center of the object to a new location.
To skew the object vertically or horizontally, drag one of the side handles.