Rotate an Annotation

Rotate by Dragging the Annotation

To rotate an annotation:

Select the annotation object that you want to rotate.

Small circles surround the object, and a handle appears at the top of the object. If you select a line or arrow, a circle appears at each end of the line or arrow.
To rotate a line or arrow, drag an end circle up or down.

If you press SHIFT and then drag, you can rotate the line in 15 degree increments.
To rotate all other annotations, complete these steps:
1. Place your cursor in the circle at the top of the handle. The cursor changes to a rotated arrow.
2. Click and drag the handle to the right or left to rotate the annotation object.

You can use the Annotation Properties dialog box to rotate annotation objects. This method provides more granular control of the angle of rotation.

Right-click the annotation object and select Annotation Properties from the pop-up menu. The Annotation Properties dialog box appears.
Select the Position tab.
To rotate a line or arrow, complete these steps:
1. Select one end of the line from the Line Point list box. You select either the start or the end point of the line.
  
  If the selected end point is attached to the data, then the Horizontal and Vertical values correspond to a point along the X and Y axis, respectively.
  
  If the end point is not attached to the data, then the Horizontal and Vertical values are measured in inches from the top left corner of the graph.
2. From the Vertical list box, select the new start or end point (whichever you have selected) in order to move the end point up or down. Increasing the value of Vertical moves the end point down. Only one end of the line or arrow moves. The other end remains fixed.
To rotate all other annotation objects, select or enter the angle of rotation in the Rotation list box. Specify an integer between zero and 359. (If you enter a non-integer value, the number is truncated to an integer.) The object rotates clockwise.
Click OK.