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Old 10-04-2009, 08:40 PM   #1
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My wife has a Dell laptop, running Windows.
She foolishly allowed our toddler to do some typing while on her lap. In a matter of seconds, he managed to turn the entire screen display sideways.

How does one turn it back?
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Old 10-04-2009, 08:44 PM   #2
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Ctrl + Alt + Up Arrow should fix it.
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Old 10-04-2009, 08:45 PM   #3
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Subject line made me laugh! Sorry.
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Old 10-04-2009, 08:49 PM   #4
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Thanks very much. Is there anything CP cannot do?
And at such speed too.
Again thanks.
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Old 10-04-2009, 09:01 PM   #5
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Haha that reminds me. I did it to my ex-girlfriend a few years back. Needless to say, she wasn't very happy with me but it was a great joke. Haha I still chuckle about that
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Old 10-05-2009, 09:40 AM   #6
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So we know how to fix it, how do we do it?
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ctrl+alt+"arrow" will rotate your screen to the direction of the arrow.
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ctrl+alt+"arrow" will rotate your screen to the direction of the arrow.
That's an awesome trick that I'll use for joke purposes for years to come. I can't think of a practical use for it, though. Any ideas?
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Old 10-05-2009, 12:52 PM   #9
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Some people have wide screen monitors that are able to rotate 90 degrees. When they are doing word processing or a similar activity they may rotate their monitor and then rotate the screen so they are able to see more of the page at once.
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Old 10-05-2009, 12:57 PM   #10
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In a matter of seconds, he managed to turn the entire screen display sideways.
Your son will have a long and illustrious career with Microsoft.
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Old 10-05-2009, 01:12 PM   #11
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Some people have wide screen monitors that are able to rotate 90 degrees. When they are doing word processing or a similar activity they may rotate their monitor and then rotate the screen so they are able to see more of the page at once.
This makes sense. But it doesn't work on my coworkers computer who has 2 screens...??
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Old 10-05-2009, 01:46 PM   #12
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Is this just specific to Dell laptops?
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Old 10-05-2009, 01:53 PM   #13
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It works on my hp 2510p at work.

If you are at work and on a domain, a security policy might restrict you from doing it if you dont have admin rights.

It also wont work if you have a dual monitor I believe - not 100% sure on that.
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I can't at work.
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Old 10-05-2009, 02:56 PM   #15
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Doesn't work on my computer.
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Old 10-05-2009, 03:22 PM   #16
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Can't on my duals at work.

I actually read that if you do a lot of document viewing if you turn your monitor it is much more efficient. Too lazy to call IT to explain why I would need that to try.
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Old 10-05-2009, 03:24 PM   #17
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I tried it too... didn't do anything...
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Old 10-05-2009, 03:57 PM   #18
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It depends upon the monitor and/or video card. Some support this, some don't.
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