Rotate a photo?

[Moreteavicar]

Hello

First time newbie user question.

I have a scanned photo that was not aligned correctly when scanned. How do I rotate it?

I read an answer select crop tool, etc but that made no sense...

[carl123]

In APhoto the crop screen has a Straighten button in it.

Click that then draw a line on your image to straighten it to that line

PS If by rotate you mean something else like 90 or 180 degrees there are other options

 

[Moreteavicar]

Thank for that.

So I click the  Straighten button, then it seems I have to draw an angled line to get the photo to align horizontally.

Then when I save or save as it reverts to the original alignment...?

Also,if I click the  Straighten button, a curled arrow appears, I click that and a grid of smaller squares appears, I straighten the photo - same again, when I save or save as it reverts to the original alignment?

[h_d]

The 'grid of smaller squares' indicates the inevitable transparency ("alpha areas" in the video below) that you will get when you straighten as the corners of the original are moved round. This is the official Affinity guide to Straightening Images:

 

 

[jmwellborn]

You beat me to it, @h_d!  I checked the updated video and have noticed that James now says SELECT>Alpha Range>Partially Transparent.   In my directions below I have the version I have used, which was SELECT>ALPHA RANGE>SELECT FULLY TRANSPARENT.  Both settings seem to work. 

Anyway, Welcome to the Forums @Moreteavicar.  @carl123's instructions are correct.  You need to click APPLY,  on the Context Toolbar, not Save or Save As, after you draw your line.  And the line you draw can be angled, either vertically or horizontally, but when you draw across the angle (say up on the left and down on the right) when you click Apply it will become horizontal.  The grid of smaller squares can then be adjusted to fill in the corners of your image,  as perfectly described in the video, and as shown below.  Please forgive the home-made "How To" instructions!  Hope this will also help.

  

[Moreteavicar]

Thank you so much guys!

I see I need to do some basic research on methodology...

The  video was a great help.