Graphics Programs Reference
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Step Three:
While you have the cropping border in
place, if you need to rotate your photo,
just move your cursor anywhere outside
the border. When you do this, the cur-
sor will change into a double-headed
arrow. Just click, hold, and drag up (or
down) and the cropping border will
rotate in the direction you choose. One
big thing that has changed in how this
works in Photoshop CS6 is that now the
image actually rotates (rather than the
border), which makes the process much
easier (especially when you're trying to
straighten a horizon line or a building).
A little pop-up now appears, too, with
the angle of rotation (it's shown circled
here in red).
Step Four:
If you decide you want to return to the
old way of rotating your crop (where the
border rotates, rather than your image),
click on the Set Additional Crop Options
icon (it looks like a gear) in the Options
Bar and turn on the Use Classic Mode
checkbox (also known as “old school”
or “ancient cropping” by today's hip-
ster croppers), and then you're back to
the old method. However, I really recom-
mend giving this new way a try—it takes
a little getting used to, but once you do,
you'll really find it useful. While we're
in this options menu, when you're not
in Classic mode, you have two options
available here: (1) to turn off having
your crop centered automatically (it's
on by default), and we'll talk about the
next one on the next page (it's a little
more involved).
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