Rotating Canvas in Photoshop:

If you have image that is not straight, by rotating canvas you can make it straight or you can rotate the image by giving some angle. You can also flip the image horizontally or vertically. If by mistake you have scanned an image horizontally you need it vertically so this tool will be helpful to you.

Origional

Rotating an image 180 degree:
Step 1: To rotate an image click “Image menu > Rotate Canvas > 180. Image would be upside down as shown in the following picture. This should be helpful to you if you scanned an image upside down. So by rotating 180 degree problem will be solved.

After Rotating an image 180 Degree

Rotating an image 90 degree CW:
To do so click “Image menu> Rotate Canvas > 90 CW”.

After Rotating an image 90 Degree Clockwise

Rotating an image 90 degree CCW:
To do so click “Image menu> Rotate Canvas > 90 CCW”

After Rotating an image 90 Degree Counter Clockwise

Rotating an image arbitrary:
To do so click “Image menu > Rotate Canvas > Arbitrary”. A dialogue box will be appeared on the screen as shown below.

Through this you can rotate an image by giving appropriate angle. Type in 25 in Angle textbox and choose radio button that you want to rotate the image CW (Clock wise) or CCW (Counter Clock wise). Here I am choosing CW and press “Ok” button to see the result.

Flipping Image Horizontally:
To do so click “Image menu> Rotate Canvas> Flip Horizontal”.
Flipping Image Vertically:
To do so click “Image menu> Rotate Canvas>Flip Vertical”.

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