How do I rotate an image?

Question

How do I rotate an image?

Answer

Rotating or flipping an image allows you to correctly display an image that may have been taken with a camera at an angle or scanned in a scanner at a different angle. Below are the steps on how you can rotate your images in each of the major image editors.

Microsoft Paint users

  1. Open the image in Microsoft Paint.
  2. Click Image
  3. Click Flip/Rotate
  4. Once you've clicked Flip/Rotate this will open a box that allows you to flip an image horizontally or vertically or rotate the image by 90, 180, or 270.

Adobe Photoshop users

  1. Open the image in Adobe Photoshop.
  2. Click Image
  3. Click Rotate Canvas
  4. Select 180, 90 CW, 90 CCW, or Arbitrary to manually specify your angle.

Picasa

  1. Open Google Picasa and browse to the image location and double-click the image you wish to rotate.
  2. Once the image has been opened click the blue arrows pointing to the left or right to rotate the image accordingly.

The GIMP

  1. Open the image in The GIMP.
  2. Use the rectangle marquee to select what portion of the image you wish to crop.
  3. Click Image at the top of the image tool bar.
  4. Click Transform
  5. Click on 90 CW, 90 CCW, or 180 degrees to rotate it accordingly.

Additional information

  • See the rotate and flip definitions for further information and related links.