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
    2014-11-28T16:30:40+00:00

    THANK YOU!!!

    I was going crazy trying to figure thia out, it was diffcult to use the computer with the screen that way (lol) alot of unhappy people :)

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  2. Anonymous
    2014-07-18T08:13:25+00:00

    hi

    i was very frustrated by this accidental collapsed of the screen to side wise.

    this tip of  contel+alt did a magic plus i pressed probably;y F& or around these F8 etc.

    Thanks

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  3. Anonymous
    2014-07-13T18:07:24+00:00

    Thanks so much, just done the same thing and your answer got me out of trouble.

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  4. Anonymous
    2014-01-26T18:10:04+00:00

    Ken Blake (MS MSVPO)

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