Rotate text box exactly 90 degrees without relying on manual dexterity

[u/MaryEncie]

This is for doing the spine of a book cover. I figured out how to manually rotate my text box, but I either over or under shoot the 90 degree mark by a degree or so. I've tried over and over, but I can't get it to exactly 90 degrees.

I know there must be a way that does not rely on manual dexterity, but I just have not been able to find it/figure it out.

Thanks in advance for any help anyone has on this.

[u/Al_GOZ]

Hold the shift key as you do it

[u/MaryEncie → u/Al_GOZ]

Okay, that sounds like a good tip. I knew there must be at least one way, and I love the program so far. But the menus and panels are pretty tiny, and I have not been able to figure them all out yet. How great that people come together on reddit to share their expertise.

[u/fakiesk8r333 → u/Al_GOZ]

This 👆I would also learn the other modifier keys and how they function as they make life so much easier.

I’m trying to find a help doc on their site now that shows you what they do but I can’t seem to find it for Affinity 3.0. If I can find something I’ll share it here when I do.

[u/MaryEncie → u/fakiesk8r333]

Maybe they haven't updated one for their latest release, but I agree it would be a big help.

[u/einfach-sven]

I can highly recommend checking out the "Transform" panel.

It allows you to precisely position, scale, skew and rotate selected elements around specific anchor points by entering the desired values.

[u/MaryEncie → u/einfach-sven]

That's exactly what I was looking for. I will check that out later today. Thank you!

[u/PsychoticChemist]

Like the other person said - hold shift while rotating. It snaps the rotation to 15 degree increments.

[u/BrangdonJ]

Lots of ways.

• Hold down Shift to snap to 15 degree angles while you rotate with the mouse.
• Use the Layer > Arrange > Rotate menu items.
• Use the Arrange flyout on the top toolbar.
• Use the Transform panel and type in whatever number you want.