diff --git a/test/runtests.jl b/test/runtests.jl
index 9a3c1a022..09ec3a31d 100644
--- a/test/runtests.jl
+++ b/test/runtests.jl
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ include("test_defaults.jl")
 include("test_axes.jl")
 include("test_axis_letter.jl")
 include("test_components.jl")
+include("test_shorthands.jl")
 include("integration_dates.jl")
 include("test_recipes.jl")
 include("test_hdf5plots.jl")
@@ -132,7 +133,7 @@ const IMG_TOL = VERSION < v"1.4" && Sys.iswindows() ? 1e-1 : is_ci() ? 1e-2 : 1e
         @test isa(p, Plots.Plot) == true
         @test isa(display(p), Nothing) == true
         p = plot([Dates.Date(2019, 1, 1), Dates.Date(2019, 2, 1)], [3, 4])
-        annotate!(p, [(Dates.Date(2019, 1, 15), 3.2, Plots.text("Test", :red, :center))])
+        annotate!(p, [(Dates.Date(2019, 1, 15), 3.2, :auto)])
         hline!(p, [3.1])
         @test isa(p, Plots.Plot) == true
         @test isa(display(p), Nothing) == true
diff --git a/test/test_components.jl b/test/test_components.jl
index 855d5c82c..1ade43d53 100644
--- a/test/test_components.jl
+++ b/test/test_components.jl
@@ -1,26 +1,47 @@
 using Plots, Test
 
-@testset "Shape Copy" begin
-    square = Shape([(0,0),(1,0),(1,1),(0,1)])
-    square2 = Shape(square)
-    @test square2.x == square.x
-    @test square2.y == square.y
-end
+@testset "Shapes" begin
+    @testset "Copy" begin
+        square = Shape([(0,0),(1,0),(1,1),(0,1)])
+        square2 = Shape(square)
+        @test square2.x == square.x
+        @test square2.y == square.y
+    end
 
-@testset "Shape Center" begin
-    square = Shape([(0,0),(1,0),(1,1),(0,1)])
-    @test Plots.center(square) == (0.5,0.5)
-end
+    @testset "Center" begin
+        square = Shape([(0,0),(1,0),(1,1),(0,1)])
+        @test Plots.center(square) == (0.5,0.5)
+    end
 
-@testset "Shape Translate" begin
-    square = Shape([(0,0),(1,0),(1,1),(0,1)])
-    squareUp = Shape([(0,1),(1,1),(1,2),(0,2)])
-    squareUpRight = Shape([(1,1),(2,1),(2,2),(1,2)])
+    @testset "Translate" begin
+        square = Shape([(0,0),(1,0),(1,1),(0,1)])
+        squareUp = Shape([(0,1),(1,1),(1,2),(0,2)])
+        squareUpRight = Shape([(1,1),(2,1),(2,2),(1,2)])
 
-    @test Plots.translate(square,0,1).x == squareUp.x
-    @test Plots.translate(square,0,1).y == squareUp.y
+        @test Plots.translate(square,0,1).x == squareUp.x
+        @test Plots.translate(square,0,1).y == squareUp.y
 
-    @test Plots.center(translate!(square,1)) == (1.5,1.5)
+        @test Plots.center(translate!(square,1)) == (1.5,1.5)
+    end
+
+    @testset "Rotate" begin
+        # 2 radians rotation matrix
+        R2 = [cos(2) sin(2); -sin(2) cos(2)]
+        coords = [0 0; 1 0; 1 1; 0 1]'
+        coordsRotated2 = R2*(coords.-0.5).+0.5
+
+        square = Shape([(0,0),(1,0),(1,1),(0,1)])
+
+        # make a new, rotated square
+        square2 = Plots.rotate(square, -2)
+        @test square2.x ≈ coordsRotated2[1,:]
+        @test square2.y ≈ coordsRotated2[2,:]
+
+        # unrotate the new square in place
+        rotate!(square2, 2)
+        @test square2.x ≈ coords[1,:]
+        @test square2.y ≈ coords[2,:]
+    end
 end
 
 @testset "Brush" begin
@@ -44,3 +65,47 @@ end
         end
     end
 end
+
+@testset "Fonts" begin
+    @testset "Scaling" begin
+        sizesToCheck = [:titlefontsize, :legendfontsize, :legendtitlefontsize,
+            :xtickfontsize, :ytickfontsize, :ztickfontsize,
+            :xguidefontsize, :yguidefontsize, :zguidefontsize,]
+        # get inital font sizes
+        initialSizes = [Plots.default(s) for s in sizesToCheck ]
+
+        #scale up font sizes
+        scalefontsizes(2)
+
+        # get inital font sizes
+        doubledSizes = [Plots.default(s) for s in sizesToCheck ]
+
+        @test doubledSizes == initialSizes*2
+
+        # reset font sizes
+        resetfontsizes()
+
+        finalSizes = [Plots.default(s) for s in sizesToCheck ]
+
+        @test finalSizes == initialSizes
+    end
+end
+
+@testset "Series Annotations" begin
+    square = Shape([(0,0),(1,0),(1,1),(0,1)])
+    @test_logs (:warn,"Unused SeriesAnnotations arg: triangle (Symbol)") begin
+        p = plot([1,2,3],
+            series_annotations=(["a"],
+                                 2,    # pass a scale factor
+                                 (1,4), # pass two scale factors (overwrites first one)
+                                 square, # pass a shape
+                                 font(:courier), # pass an annotation font
+                                 :triangle  # pass an incorrect argument
+                            ))
+        sa = p.series_list[1].plotattributes[:series_annotations]
+        @test sa.strs == ["a"]
+        @test sa.font.family == "courier"
+        @test sa.baseshape == square
+        @test sa.scalefactor == (1,4)
+    end
+end
diff --git a/test/test_shorthands.jl b/test/test_shorthands.jl
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..891c0c14c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/test_shorthands.jl
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+using Plots, Test
+
+@testset "Shorthands" begin
+    @testset "Set Lims" begin
+        p = plot(rand(10))
+
+        xlims!((1,20))
+        @test xlims(p) == (1,20)
+
+        ylims!((-1,1))
+        @test ylims(p) == (-1,1)
+
+        zlims!((-1,1))
+        @test zlims(p) == (-1,1)
+
+        xlims!(-1,11)
+        @test xlims(p) == (-1,11)
+
+        ylims!((-10,10))
+        @test ylims(p) == (-10,10)
+
+        zlims!((-10,10))
+        @test zlims(p) == (-10,10)
+    end
+
+    @testset "Set Ticks" begin
+        p = plot([0,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10])
+
+        xticks = 2:6
+        xticks!(xticks)
+        @test Plots.get_subplot(current(),1).attr[:xaxis][:ticks] == xticks
+
+        yticks = 0.2:0.1:0.7
+        yticks!(yticks)
+        @test Plots.get_subplot(current(),1).attr[:yaxis][:ticks] == yticks
+
+        xticks = [5,6,7.5]
+        xlabels = ["a","b","c"]
+
+        xticks!(xticks, xlabels)
+        @test Plots.get_subplot(current(),1).attr[:xaxis][:ticks] == (xticks, xlabels)
+
+        yticks = [.5,.6,.75]
+        ylabels = ["z","y","x"]
+        yticks!(yticks, ylabels)
+        @test Plots.get_subplot(current(),1).attr[:yaxis][:ticks] == (yticks, ylabels)
+    end
+end