Adobe Photoshop CS5 One-on-One

2. Select the rotate view tool. In the toolbox, press
   and hold the hand tool and select the rotate view
   tool from the flyout menu, as in Figure 2-14. Alter-
   natively, you can press the R key.


3. Rotate the view 6 degrees. Drag in the image win-
   dow to rotate the image. In the center of the win-
   dow, you’ll see a white compass rose, with an inset
   red-and-white pointer that rotates with the image.
   You can eyeball the change, or monitor or modify
   the Rotate Angle value in the options bar. Rotate
   the image 6 degrees clockwise, which puts her eyes
   and mouth on an even horizon, as in Figure 2-15.

To access the rotate tool temporarily, press and hold the R

key, drag with the tool in the image window, release the

mouse button, and then release the R key. Photoshop then

returns you to the previously active tool.

Figure 2-13. Figure 2-14.

Figure 2-15.
Using Rotate View with the Crop Tool 47