Flip, slide and turn

  • Open a Drawing document and select the rectangle tool.
  • Draw a square (hold down the Shift key)

  • Select Copy from the Edit menu or use the keyboard shortcut COMMAND C. Select Paste from the Edit menu or use the keyboard shortcut COMMAND V. The second square will sit on top of the first square, hiding it.
  • From the Arrange menu, select Rotate and type in the degrees to rotate. (eg 45)



  • The top square can be moved to the right using the arrow keys.
  • Continue copying, pasting and rotating to complete a pattern.
  • Click on each square and select a colour from the Fill colour palette to form a pattern



  • Different patterns can be completed using the rotate feature together with the Flip choices in the Arrange menu.





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