# Newbie help - flip a rectangle

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/newbie-help-flip-a-rectangle/167330>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [October 27, 2005, 10:17am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/newbie-help-flip-a-rectangle/167330 "2005-10-27T10:17:54Z")\
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**Author:** ![snowfruit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6de8d8/32.png) [@snowfruit](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/snowfruit)\
**Post date:** [October 27, 2005, 10:17am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/newbie-help-flip-a-rectangle/167330/1 "2005-10-27T10:17:54Z")

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Sorry of this is a very basic question but I havent been able to find any other posts related to this and I’ve only started using flash in the last week.  
I am trying to rotate / flip a rectangle along its X axis. Any suggestions please? Everything I’ve tried so far just looks like its shrinking vertically and then expanding again…