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12. Using the Selection tool, draw a marquee around the three objects that you
have created to select them all. Use the options in the Align or Control panel
to align the selected objects horizontally and vertically.

13. Click away from the selected objects, and then select only the vertical line.
The icon has six wedges, which means each half of the circle needs to be divided into
three pieces. To accomplish this, you use precise rotation to slice the larger circle into the
necessary parts.

14. With the vertical line selected, choose Object>Transform>Rotate.
Type 60 in the Angle field and click Copy.
This menu command has the same result as double-clicking the Rotate tool, but you
don’t have to switch tools.

A full circle has 360 degrees. You’re cutting the circle into six equal pieces; one sixth of
360° is 60°, so this is the exact angle that you need to create the correct number of pieces.

15. Choose Object>Transform>Transform Again to make a third line.

The Transform Again command applies the last-used transformation of any type to a
selected object without opening a dialog box. Because you used the Rotate dialog box
with the Copy button in the previous step, the Transform Again command copies the
current selection and rotates it by the same angle you used in Step 14.

You now have all the
pieces you need. The
next step is to use
these basic elements to
create the final icon.

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