How to rotate a layer in photoshop

We'll start by learning how to rotate an image by hand using the Crop Tool.

Then, we'll learn how to more accurately straighten an image using the Straighten Tool.

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Finally, we'll look at a lesser-known but arguably the best way to rotate and straighten images in Photoshop, and that's by using the Ruler Tool.

As I mentioned, this is the second tutorial in our series on cropping images.

If you're not yet familiar with the basics of using the Crop Tool, you'll want to read through the first tutorial, How to Crop Images in Photoshop, before you continue.

Here's a photo I shot from the deck of a ship in Alaska (you can see part of the ship sticking out from the right side of the image).

I don't know if I was getting sea sick or what the story was, but obviously, the image is a little crooked. Let's learn how to easily rotate and straighten it. You can fo

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