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Is one of your images or WordArt pictures that you placed into your Microsoft Word document flipped around incorrectly? Find out how to rotate it, by following the directions in this article. You'll get that document back into tip-top shape in no-time flat.

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  1. 1
    Open Microsoft Word. If the image you want to rotate is already in a document, open that. If not, proceed to the next step.

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    Insert your image. You can either insert it using the Insert picture command, or by copy-and-pasting it from somewhere else.
  3. 3
    Right click on the image and select "Format Picture"

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    Select on the "3-D Rotation" and choose the kind of rotation you want your picture to have.

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Edit Tips

  • This article was based on the steps in the 2003 version of Microsoft Word. Each Microsoft Word is different. Some have a more graphically appealing look, when you search for buttons.
  • Remember 2 sets of 90 degree rotations create 180 degrees, or a half-reversal from the original direction the image was headed in.
  • The Rotate 180 degrees options are less-often used, but can be useful when trying to create a mirror-image.

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