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    • Wrapping text around a graphic
    • Working with anchors
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    • Selecting drawing objects behind text
    • Rotating clipart
    • Rotating or flipping text
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        • Graphics display as red X's
        • Captions don't update or don't appear
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        • Positioning floating graphics relative to page
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        • Linked floating graphics don't show up in Edit Links
        • Preventing layout change on different computer

How to rotate clipart in a Word document

Article contributed by Ibby

1. Make sure your clipart graphic is Floating.
2. Display the Drawing toolbar (View | Toolbars | Drawing).
3. Select your graphic.
4. Right click on your graphic and select Grouping | Ungroup.
5. Then right-click on the graphic again and select Grouping | Group.

The Free Rotate button on the Drawing toolbar should then become enabled.

You can also rotate the graphic by right-clicking on the graphic, Format Object, Size tab and set the Rotation.