The mass adoption of Chromebooks in educational markets meant you could now buy one in different shapes and sizes.
Want one with a touchscreen?
What about a 2-in-1 Chromebook?
Even that is present.
The ability to rotate the screen is important for such hybrid devices.
If you find yourself in situations that prevent you from doing it, follow along with this article.
Here you will find all the methods to rotate the screen on your Chromebook.
If that does not happen, it means you gotta change a setting.
The same goes for Chromebooks with touch screens.
Like phones and tablets have sensors that rotate their displays, Chromebooks utilize them too.
All you oughta do is fire up Netflix and put it in tablet mode.
Chrome OS detects that the screens position is different and changes it accordingly.
Lets look at how.
Also, go through our epic guide onhow to use split screen on Chromebook.
These methods will rotate the display on your Chromebook:
1.
Using the keyboard shortcut
Press these keys at once,Ctrl+Shift+Refresh.
A dialog box should appear asking if you want to rotate the display.
Press theContinuebutton, and your screen should rotate 90 degrees.
Press the shortcut again if you want to rotate the screen upside down.
you’ve got the option to use this shortcut to rotate the screen as long as you want.
Remember that the screen will only flip 90 degrees every time you use this shortcut.
Check out the embedded article in case thekeyboard stops working on your Chromebook.
From Chome OS prefs
you’re able to do the same thing from the Chrome OS prefs.
Just choose the degrees you want to rotate.
you’ve got the option to lock the display or set it to rotate freely here.
Now fold your Chromebook or keep it in tent mode.
The screen will rotate according to the devices orientation.
Speaking of screen, check outhow to turn off the touch-screen of a Chromebook.
Frequently Asked Questions
How to rotate the screen on your Chromebook 360 degrees?
To rotate the screen of your Chromebook in any direction, you should probably turn auto-rotate on.
Tap the clock icon and press on Lock.
If this option is missing, scroll right and find this in the other part of the quick menu.
Why is auto-rotate not working on my Chromebook?
If you have set the display to Lock, it will remain fixed.
Tap on theLockicon in the Chrome OS Quick tweaks to revolve it automatically.
you’ve got the option to also go toSettings>equipment>Display>Orientation>Auto rotate.
Final Words
Tablet mode is great for enjoying movies.
And this article shows you how to rotate the screen very easily.
Then you might enjoy any content without any distractions.
Thats it for this article.
See you next in some other Chrome OS guides.
