HELP! My computer display is upside down!!

[Katie H]

I don't know what I did. I leaned over my laptop to pick something off the floor. Must've brushed against the keyboard and now my display is upside down. I've rebooted and restarted thinking that would correct it, but it didn't. Does anyone know what I can do to get it back right side up?

 

[smoke king]

Can you just turn the whole thing over?

 

[GB]

Try holding down CNTR+ALT+the up arrow.

 

[Katie H]

Of course, but YOU try typing upside down. It's making me crazy.

 

[Katie H]

GB....I love you! It worked like a charm. Yeah!!!!!!!!

 

[GB]

I am glad because my next suggestion was to stand on your head

 

[Katie H]

Not pretty. Standing on my head is not one of my best tricks. I do well enough to stand on two feet some days.

 

[Luvs2Cook]

Very interesting! Now is there a 'cheat sheet' that explains what all the control / alt / whatever actually mean?

 

[Katie H]

Very interesting! Now is there a 'cheat sheet' that explains what all the control / alt / whatever actually mean?

Good point, Luvs. I'd definitely be interested in seeing something like that.

 

[smoke king]

Hey! I've been holding control + alt and the down arrow, but my display won't turn over! Is my computer broken?

 

[Luvs2Cook]

Hope somebody can help us.

 

[Luvs2Cook]

I found this site, its a start.

Computer Hope's free computer help

 

[bglc32]

I did the same thing once on my computer at work. LOL. I had to call the computer repairman. I have no idea how he fixed it, but it only took him about thirty seconds and all he did was push a couple of keys on the keyboard. Then my boss got a bill for $75.00. Yikes.

 

[Maverick2272]

Many display adapters come with a feature that allows you to 'turn' the display either 90 degrees at a time or 180 degrees at a time.
Mine is off so it doesn't do that, but not all adapters have that feature either. In my case it is NVIDIA NVRotate and there are no short cut keys you have to open the NVIDIA display menu to get to it.

 

[lifesaver]

SMOKE KING, Turning the laptop over, i was just getting ready to suggest that when i first came across the thread.