How to rotate text/shape in Preview (MacOS) using Magic Mouse

As I described in the title: how do I rotate a text box or a shape at a specific angle in Preview for macOS, using Magic Mouse 2 or any mouse?

I know there is a workaround to rotate it at 90 or 180 degrees (by rotating the entire image/PDF first), but I want to rotate it at a specific angle, let's say 45. How do I do that? I enabled every gesture control in Magic Mouse settings and I tried a lot of key combinations, nothing works. Moving the corners of the shape doesn't help, only resizes it.

I know this is possible using the trackpad, but, as expected, there are no trackpads on iMac.

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Posted on Apr 18, 2024 6:36 AM

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