I have a Dell desktop, using a Vista 64-bit platform. I accidentally hit
the keyboard with my hand, which caused the desktop to rotate 90 degrees
ccw. How do I go about rotating the screen back to normal?

Gordon Biggar
Houston, Texas

Look in your system tray for a screen properties icon, probably either
ATI or nView. That will include the screen rotation option.

Your Dell manual may tell you what the relevant keyboard shortcuts are.


On 25/11/2009 20:11, Gordon Biggar wrote:

> I have a Dell desktop, using a Vista 64-bit platform. I accidentally
> hit the keyboard with my hand, which caused the desktop to rotate 90
> degrees ccw. How do I go about rotating the screen back to normal?
>
> Gordon Biggar
> Houston, Texas

Try
Ctrl-Alt-Up Arrow



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"Gordon Biggar" <colonel_biggs@newsgroup> wrote in message
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> I have a Dell desktop, using a Vista 64-bit platform. I accidentally hit
> the keyboard with my hand, which caused the desktop to rotate 90 degrees
> ccw. How do I go about rotating the screen back to normal?
>
> Gordon Biggar
> Houston, Texas

How to feel dumb in one easy lesson ---

It dawned on me to right-click on the desktop and go to Graphics
Options\Rotation. But, thanks for your very prompt response, regardless!

GGB


"Dominic Payer" <dcp@newsgroup> wrote in message
news:OknllzgbKHA.5576@newsgroup

> Look in your system tray for a screen properties icon, probably either ATI
> or nView. That will include the screen rotation option.
>
> Your Dell manual may tell you what the relevant keyboard shortcuts are.
>
>
> On 25/11/2009 20:11, Gordon Biggar wrote:

>> I have a Dell desktop, using a Vista 64-bit platform. I accidentally
>> hit the keyboard with my hand, which caused the desktop to rotate 90
>> degrees ccw. How do I go about rotating the screen back to normal?
>>
>> Gordon Biggar
>> Houston, Texas

rotate
On Wed, 25 Nov 2009 14:11:39 -0600, "Gordon Biggar"
<colonel_biggs@newsgroup> wrote:

> I have a Dell desktop, using a Vista 64-bit platform. I accidentally hit
> the keyboard with my hand, which caused the desktop to rotate 90 degrees
> ccw. How do I go about rotating the screen back to normal?

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, Microsoft MVP (Windows Desktop Experience) since 2003
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Gordon Biggar wrote:

> I have a Dell desktop, using a Vista 64-bit platform. I accidentally
> hit the keyboard with my hand, which caused the desktop to rotate 90
> degrees ccw. How do I go about rotating the screen back to normal?
>
> Gordon Biggar
> Houston, Texas

Is the keyboard a model SK-8115? I have all kinds of trouble when I even
sightly graze mine. It will do interesting things like wipe out an email
I'm working on, usually unsalvageable with the edit key.
Allen