How To Flip A Picture In Microsoft Word
You can change the position of a text box (and the text within it), shape, WordArt, or a picture by rotating or flipping it.
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Right click the file and point at open with, Click on Paint, Once the image opens in microsoft paint, Click on rotate, then click on Horizontal, This will give you a mirror image, If you want both images, Click the blue file button in paint and click on Save as, jpeg and rename the file to reflect the changes, save. You will now have both files. Change the picture transparency to be able to view text on top of it, put two pictures on top of each other or to hide a part of the picture. You can only make one color in a picture transparent. To do so, select the picture.
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Rotate to any angle
Click the object that you want to rotate.
Click the rotation handle at the top of the object, and then drag in the direction that you want.
To constrain the rotation to 15-degree increments, press and hold Shift while you drag the rotation handle.
When you rotate multiple shapes, they do not rotate as a group, but instead each shape rotates around its own center.
When you rotate an inline object in Word, the object stays in the same position on the line during the rotation, which can make the rotation seem strange. If you don’t like the way it looks, you can change the layout option or text wrapping.
Rotate to an exact angle by degrees
Click the object you want to rotate.
Under Drawing Tools (or Picture Tools if you're rotating a picture), on the Format tab, in the Arrange group, click Rotate, and then click More Rotation Options.
In the pane or dialog box that opens, enter the amount that you want to rotate the object in the Rotation box. You can also use the arrows to rotate the object exactly where you want.
If you don't see the Drawing Tools or Picture Tools Format tabs, make sure that you've selected a text box, shape, or WordArt. You may have to double-click the object to open the Format tab.
Rotate 90 degrees
Click the object that you want to rotate.
Under Drawing Tools (or Picture Tools if you're rotating a picture), on the Format tab, in the Arrange group, click Rotate, and then:
To rotate the object 90 degrees to the right, click Rotate Right 90°.
To rotate the object 90 degrees to the left, click Rotate Left 90°.
If you don't see the Drawing Tools or Picture Tools Format tabs, make sure that you've selected a text box, shape, WordArt or picture. You may have to double-click the object to open the Format tab.
Flip an object
You can create the effect of a mirror image or flip an object upside-down (invert it) by using the Flip tools.
Click the object that you want to rotate.
Under Drawing Tools (or Picture Tools if you're rotating a picture), on the Format tab, in the Arrange group, click Rotate, and then:
To turn an object upside-down, click Flip Vertical.
To create a mirror image of the object, click Flip Horizontal.
If you don't see the Drawing Tools or Picture Tools Format tabs, make sure that you've selected a text box, shape, WordArt or picture. You may have to double-click the object to open the Format tab.
Reverse text in a flipped object
Tip: If you simply want to create a mirror image of text in a document, see Reverse text or create a mirror image.
When you rotate an object, any text within the object will rotate with it. However, text within a flipped object is not automatically flipped with the rotation tool. To reverse text along with the object that contains it, you can do the following in Word, Outlook, Excel, and PowerPoint.
Select and then right-click the object you want to reverse, and then click Format Shape.
In the Format Shape pane, under Shape Options, click Effects.
Under 3-D Rotation, in one of the Rotation boxes (X, Y, or Z, depending on how you want to rotate your text), enter 180.
Notes:
Changing the rotation may affect the fill color of your object. You can adjust your fill color in the Format Shape pane on the Fill & Line tab.
When you click in the object to edit the text, it will revert back to its original appearance temporarily while you edit it. The reversed appearance will be reapplied when you are done editing text and you click outside of the object.
Select a heading below to open it and see the detailed instructions.
Rotate to any angle
Click the object that you want to rotate.
Click the rotation handle at the top of the object, and then drag in the direction that you want.
Note: To constrain the rotation to 15-degree increments, press and hold Shift while you drag the rotation handle.
Rotate to an exact angle by degrees
Click the object you want to rotate.
Under Drawing Tools (or Picture Tools if you're rotating a picture), on the Format tab, in the Arrange group, click Rotate, and then click More Rotation Options.
If you don't see the Picture Tools, Drawing Tools, or Format tabs, make sure that you've selected a picture. You may have to double-click the picture in order to open the Format tab.
In the pane or dialog box that opens, enter the amount that you want to rotate the object in the Rotation box. You can also use the arrows to rotate the object exactly where you want.
Flip an object
You can create the effect of a mirror image or flip an object upside-down (invert it) by using the Flip tools.
Click the object that you want to rotate.
Under Drawing Tools (or Picture Tools if you're rotating a picture), on the Format tab, in the Arrange group, click Rotate, and then do one of the following:
To turn an object upside-down, click Flip Vertical.
To create a mirror image of the object, click Flip Horizontal.
If you don't see the Drawing Tools or Picture Tools Format tabs, make sure that you've selected a text box, shape, WordArt or picture. You may have to double-click the object to open the Format tab.
Reverse text in a flipped object
Tip: If you simply want to create a mirror image of text in a document, see Reverse text or create a mirror image.
When you rotate an object, any text within the object will rotate with it. However, text within a flipped object is not automatically flipped with the rotation tool. To reverse text along with the object that contains it, you can do the following in Word, Outlook, Excel, and PowerPoint.
Select and then right-click the object you want to reverse, and then click Format Shape.
In the Format Shape dialog box, click 3-D Rotation on the left.
In one of the Rotation boxes (X, Y, or Z, depending on how you want to rotate your text), enter 180.
Notes:
Changing the rotation may affect the fill color of your object. You can adjust your fill color in the Format Shape dialog box on the Fill tab.
When you click in the object to edit the text, it will revert back to its original appearance temporarily while you edit it. The reversed appearance will be reapplied when you click outside of the object.
Rotate to any angle
Click the object that you want to rotate.
Click the rotation handle at the top of the object, and then drag in the direction that you want.
Reverse text
See the article Reverse or mirror text.
Rotate a table or a SmartArt graphic
Copy the table or SmartArt graphic, paste it as a picture, and then rotate the picture.
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See also
After you add a picture or clip art in Word 2007, you might find that you have a burning need to change it. Fortunately, you can crop (that is, cut off part of) and rotate images.
How To Flip A Picture In Microsoft Word
Crop an image in Word 2007
In graphics lingo, cropping works like taking a pair of scissors to an image. You make the image smaller by eliminating some of the content, just as some sullen teen would cut his former girlfriend from a prom picture.
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To crop, click the image once to select it. The Format tab appears on the Ribbon. On the Format tab, click the Crop command button in the Size group. The image is now in cropping mode, and all you need to do is drag one of the image’s handles inward to crop, which slices off a portion of the image. After you’re done, click the Crop command button again to turn off that mode.
Rotate an image in Word 2007
Word 2007 gives you two handy ways to rotate an image, or twist it around like it’s Dorothy stuck in the cyclone on her way to Oz. First click the image to select it and then pick your method:
The easy way to rotate an image is to use the Rotate menu in the Arrange group. From the menu, you can choose to rotate the image 90 degrees to the left or right or to flip the image horizontally or vertically.
To freely rotate an image, click and hold the rotation handle at the top of the selected image. Drag the mouse to twist the image to any angle.
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