Using rotation gestures

Rotation gestures are another two-finger gesture where you place two fingertips on the screen, but then move them in a circular motion, either clockwise or counter-clockwise, as shown in Figure 1.24:

Figure 1.24 – The rotation gesture involves two fingertips moving in a circular motion

Rotation gestures are commonly used to rotate images inside apps, such as rotating an image within the Pages word processor app, as shown in Figure 1.25:

Figure 1.25 – The rotation gesture rotates an image

Think of rotation gestures as similar to moving the rotation handle of an image being edited on a traditional PC.