Protractor tool

Is there a way to flip the protractor tool into another plane with a key board short cut without having to orbit the diagram around? For example, the protractor is blue when selected, but what I really want is the red or green orientation. I seem to get the protractor tool stuck in a particular plane and cannot get it into the orientation I want, even after much orbiting around (which I tend to get lost in after a while and I am not certain what orientation I am in anymore). Thanks for your help.

Doug

You can use the arrow keys, blue is up, red is right and green is left

Great, thanks for that!
Doug

It helps to work with a style that includes a horizon to keep yourself oriented.