Change vertical screen back to orginal horizontal

Anonymous
2010-09-20T17:44:20+00:00

I need help with reverting my computer screen back to the orginally horizontal screen.  I somehow hit a series of keys on my keyboard (laying it close to my chest to reposition my body for comfort in surfing) and ajusted my screen to a ertical position.  I have an all in one computer screen that doesn't allow for the monitor to turn vertically to use the vertical positioning.  How do I get it back to normal?  Very strange.....I didn't even know the computer presented a choice.

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Anonymous
2010-09-20T18:02:57+00:00

On Mon, 20 Sep 2010 17:44:20 +0000, churc001 wrote:

I need help with reverting my computer screen back to the orginally horizontal screen.  I somehow hit a series of keys on my keyboard (laying it close to my chest to reposition my body for comfort in surfing) and ajusted my screen to a ertical position.  I have an all in one computer screen that doesn't allow for the monitor to turn vertically to use the vertical positioning.  How do I get it back to normal?  Very strange.....I didn't even know the computer presented a choice.

The ability to rotate the screen image is a feature of your video card, to help it work with monitors that rotate to portrait orientation. Almost certainly you accidentally pressed Ctrl-Alt, and

some arrow key.

Rotate it back using those keys.

Ken Blake (MS MVP)

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  1. Anonymous
    2015-06-14T19:36:48+00:00

    THANK YOU!! My hand slipped on the notebook, I was using several keys and wasn't paying attention to which ones accidentally were hit....

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  2. Anonymous
    2014-05-23T19:07:36+00:00

    Thank you, thank you.  Our cat stepped on the keyboard and did it.  Working fine now.

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  3. Anonymous
    2013-11-05T13:57:04+00:00

    Actually it was my granddaughter's dog.  Puppy laid on the screen.  This tip was SOOOOOOOO helpful

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  4. Anonymous
    2014-01-26T18:04:46+00:00

    Ken Blake (MS MSVP0

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