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why won't my iPhone 14 screen rotate

Why Won’t My iPhone 14 Screen Rotate?

September 17, 2023June 2, 2023 by Matthew Burleigh

You can make your iPhone 14 screen rotate by turning off Portrait Orientation Lock. You can do this by swiping down from the top-right corner …

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Categories Mobile Devices Tags iPhone 14, iPhone How-To Guides, Orientation
portrait orientation lock iPhone 13

Portrait Orientation Lock iPhone 13: How to Do It

September 17, 2023May 15, 2023 by Matthew Burleigh

To manage the Portrait Orientation Lock on an iPhone 13, follow these simple steps: First, initiate a swipe-down motion from the upper-right edge of your …

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Categories Mobile Devices Tags iPhone 13, iPhone How-To Guides, Orientation
how to turn off the iPhone auto rotate option

How to Turn Off Auto Rotate on iPhone [2023 Guide]

July 18, 2023February 22, 2023 by Matthew Burleigh

While your iPhone’s ability to rotate on its own can be helpful when you’re just walking around or sitting, it can be a problem if …

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Categories Mobile Devices Tags Control Center, iPhone How-To Guides, Orientation
how to rotate an iPhone 7 screen

How to Rotate Screen on iPhone 7

June 10, 2023December 13, 2022 by Matthew Burleigh

The Apple iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus allow you to switch the screen orientation between portrait and landscape. Not all of the apps on …

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Categories Mobile Devices Tags iPhone 7, iPhone How-To Guides, Orientation
indicating that the orientation is locked

How to Lock Your iPhone 5 Screen Orientation

July 17, 2023November 25, 2022 by Matthew Burleigh

Controlling the orientation of your phone screen is important when you are trying to focus on something. But the iPhone will adjust its layout based …

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Categories Mobile Devices Tags iPhone 5, iPhone How-To Guides, Orientation
disable portrait orientation lock on iphone 6

How to Enable or Disable Portrait Orientation Lock Button on iPhone

July 7, 2023November 10, 2022 by Matthew Burleigh

While the ability to rotate your iPhone screen based on what you are viewing can be handy, sometimes you need to lock the screen to …

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Categories Mobile Devices Tags iOS 9, iPhone How-To Guides, Orientation
flip a picture in word 2013

How to Flip a Picture in Word 2013

July 7, 2023November 4, 2022 by Matthew Burleigh

Editing pictures can be difficult and time-consuming, especially if it’s not something that you do a lot. Fortunately, many of the popular Microsoft Office applications …

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Categories Programs Tags Microsoft Word 2013, Microsoft Word How-To Guides, Orientation
set landscape as default orientation in word 2010

How to Set Landscape as Default Orientation in MS Word 2010

July 19, 2023October 26, 2022 by Matthew Burleigh

While your school or place of employment might want your documents to be in the portrait orientation, you may create a lot of other documents …

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Categories Programs Tags Microsoft Word How-To Guides, Orientation
lock screen rotation in ios 9

How to Lock Screen Rotation in iOS 9

June 30, 2023October 12, 2022 by Matthew Burleigh

If you have ever tried to use your iPhone while lying on your side, then you likely experienced a problem where it kept trying to …

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Categories Mobile Devices Tags iOS 9, iPhone How-To Guides, Orientation
open the control center

Why Won’t My iPhone Screen Rotate?

August 17, 2023September 19, 2022 by Matthew Burleigh

Many of the settings on your iPhone can be found in a few different locations. This can involve various app menus or the Settings app. …

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Categories Mobile Devices Tags iPhone How-To Guides, Orientation
how to rotate a picture in Google Docs

How to Rotate a Picture in Google Docs

June 16, 2023July 6, 2022 by Matthew Burleigh

After you add a picture to a document in Google Docs, there are several ways you can modify it. This is great when a picture …

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Categories Web Browsers and Applications Tags Google Docs How-To Guides, Orientation
how to flip a picture vertically in Google Slides

How to Flip a Picture Vertically in Google Slides

June 25, 2023July 1, 2022 by Matthew Burleigh

If you get lucky when creating a slideshow you might not need to make any adjustments to the pictures you put on your slides. But …

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Categories Web Browsers and Applications Tags Google Slides How-To Guides, Orientation, Pictures
press the keyboard shortcut that you want to use

How to Create a Keyboard Shortcut to Rotate Images in Photoshop CS5

June 20, 2023July 1, 2022 by Matthew Burleigh

Once you start experimenting with the different keyboard shortcuts in Photoshop, especially for the actions that you perform regularly, it can really improve your experience …

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Categories Programs Tags Adobe Photoshop CS5, Adobe Photoshop How-To Guides, Orientation
how to flip a picture in word 2010 for a t-shirt transfer

How to Flip a Picture in Word 2010 for a T-shirt Transfer

July 9, 2023July 1, 2022 by Matthew Burleigh

Working with pictures that you want to put on a t-shirt can be surprisingly complicated. But one of the things that you might not be …

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Categories Programs Tags Microsoft Word 2010, Microsoft Word How-To Guides, Orientation
touch the portrait orientation lock button

How to Enable or Disable iPhone 6 Rotating Screen

August 2, 2023November 23, 2021 by Matthew Burleigh

When I was previously using an iPhone 5, I found that most of my device usage was in the landscape orientation. It was difficult to …

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Categories Mobile Devices Tags iPhone How-To Guides, Orientation
how to print a page horizontally in excel 2010

How to Print Landscape in Excel 2010

July 14, 2023October 14, 2021 by Matthew Burleigh

While some of the spreadsheets that you create in Microsoft Excel will fit comfortably onto a single, portrait sheet, a spreadsheet with a large number …

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Categories Programs Tags Microsoft Excel How-To Guides, Orientation
tap the lock button

How to Enable or Disable Auto Rotation – iPhone 5

July 27, 2023October 11, 2021 by Matthew Burleigh

Screens and devices that have a widescreen aspect ratio can often be used in either horizontal or vertical viewing mode. These modes are referred to …

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Categories Mobile Devices Tags iPhone How-To Guides, Orientation
how to change to landscape orientation in google docs

How to Make Google Docs Landscape

August 4, 2023May 10, 2021 by Matthew Burleigh

Some important Google Docs settings can be difficult to find, and one such setting involves how to switch the page orientation of a Google Doc. …

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Categories Web Browsers and Applications Tags Google Docs How-To Guides, Orientation
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How to Rotate a Text Box in Word 2010

June 22, 2023March 23, 2021 by Matthew Burleigh

A Microsoft Word text box can be a great tool when you want to include text in a document, but regular text isn’t helping you. …

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Categories Programs Tags Microsoft Word 2010, Microsoft Word How-To Guides, Orientation
some slides horizontal some slides vertical powerpoint

How to Make a Powerpoint Slide Vertical in Powerpoint 2013

June 26, 2023November 23, 2020 by Matthew Burleigh

Powerpoint slides are in the landscape, or horizontal, orientation by default. But you may have a presentation that would be better if it were in …

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Categories Programs Tags Microsoft Powerpoint 2013, Microsoft Powerpoint How-To Guides, Orientation
how to flip a picture in powerpoint 2010

How to Flip a Picture in Powerpoint 2010

July 28, 2023November 11, 2020 by Matthew Burleigh

Every picture that you create or download from the Internet has its own orientation. Sometimes that orientation is different than your situation requires. Use these …

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Categories Programs Tags Microsoft Powerpoint How-To Guides, Orientation
how to rotate text vertically in Excel 2010

How to Rotate Text Vertically in Excel 2010

June 20, 2023November 7, 2020 by Matthew Burleigh

Text that you enter into a cell in Microsoft Excel is going to go from left to right or right to left based on your …

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Categories Programs Tags Microsoft Excel How-To Guides, Orientation
switch from landscape to portrait in windows 7

How to Switch to Portrait Orientation in Windows 7

July 6, 2023October 29, 2018 by Matthew Burleigh

In a traditional setup, your monitor is displayed in the landscape orientation, where the bottom and top edges of the screen are longer than the …

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Categories Programs Tags Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows How-To Guides, Orientation
how to switch to landscape in word 2013

Microsoft Word Landscape Orientation

June 2, 2023September 17, 2018 by Matthew Burleigh

Documents that you create in word processing applications can be in portrait or landscape orientation. Most programs, including Microsoft Word, use the portrait orientation by …

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Categories Programs Tags Microsoft Word 2013, Microsoft Word How-To Guides, Orientation
how to switch page orientation in excel online

How to Change Page Orientation in Excel Online

June 21, 2023July 17, 2018 by Matthew Burleigh

The online version of Microsoft Excel looks similar to the desktop version, and lets you perform many of the same tasks that you would do …

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Categories Web Browsers and Applications Tags Microsoft Excel Online, Orientation
how to rotate a picture in google slides

How to Rotate a Picture in Google Slides

June 29, 2023February 5, 2018 by Matthew Burleigh

Sometimes a picture that you have, either one that you took with a camera, or one that you found somewhere else, won’t be rotated properly. …

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Categories Web Browsers and Applications Tags Google Slides How-To Guides, Orientation
how turn off portrait orientation lock iphone se

iPhone SE – How to Turn Off Portrait Orientation Lock

July 7, 2023November 27, 2017 by Matthew Burleigh

While the screen on the iPhone SE is quite large and clear, you may find that you need to tilt the phone to force it …

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Categories Mobile Devices Tags iPhone How-To Guides, iPhone SE, Orientation
how to flip text in word 2013

How to Flip Text in Word 2013

May 31, 2023July 26, 2017 by Matthew Burleigh

Word is a good program to use if you are printing out your own t shirt transfers. We have previously written about setting up an …

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Categories Programs Tags Microsoft Word 2013, Microsoft Word How-To Guides, Orientation
how to switch an iphone picture from portrait to landscape

How to Change a Picture from Portrait to Landscape Orientation on an iPhone 7

August 9, 2023March 20, 2017 by Matthew Burleigh

The orientation of pictures that you take on your iPhone is determined by how you are holding the phone when you take the picture. It …

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Categories Mobile Devices Tags iPhone 7, iPhone How-To Guides, Orientation, Pictures
where is page setup in powerpoint 2013

Where is Page Setup in Powerpoint 2013?

June 23, 2023August 31, 2016 by Matthew Burleigh

if you are a longtime user of Powerpoint, then you have probably come to rely on the Page Setup menu that allows you to change …

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Categories Programs Tags Microsoft Powerpoint 2013, Microsoft Powerpoint How-To Guides, Orientation
rotate the picture in word 2013

How to Rotate a Picture in Word 2013

June 29, 2023July 1, 2016 by Matthew Burleigh

The steps in this guide are going to show you how to rotate a picture in Microsoft Word. We cover the steps briefly at the …

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Categories Programs Tags Microsoft Word 2013, Microsoft Word How-To Guides, Orientation
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How to Turn Text Sideways in Excel

July 18, 2023May 18, 2016 by Matthew Burleigh

Text that you enter into the cells of an Excel 2013 spreadsheet is typically oriented from left to right. But there may be situations where …

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Categories Programs Tags Microsoft Excel 2013, Microsoft Excel How-To Guides, Orientation
turn off iphone 6 screen rotation lock

Why Isn’t My iPhone 6 Screen Rotating?

July 6, 2023February 22, 2016 by Matthew Burleigh

The size of the iPhone screen means that some things are better viewed in landscape orientation. Usually if you encounter a Web page or an …

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Categories Mobile Devices Tags iOS 9, iPhone 6, iPhone How-To Guides, Orientation
how to miror text in a text box in word 2013

How to Get Mirrored Text in a Text Box in Word 2013

June 15, 2023February 17, 2016 by Matthew Burleigh

Positioning text in a Word 2013 document can be frustrating if that text is part of the regular document body. One way to give yourself …

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Categories Programs Tags Microsoft Word 2013, Microsoft Word How-To Guides, Orientation
why wont ipad screen rotate

Why Won’t the Screen Rotate on My iPad?

June 25, 2023January 19, 2016 by Matthew Burleigh

The iPad has a lot of different settings that can help you to do just about anything you might want to do on the tablet. …

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Categories Mobile Devices Tags iOS 9, iPad How-To Guides, Orientation
click the orientation button

How to Rotate Text in Excel 2013

July 7, 2023November 17, 2015 by Matthew Burleigh

Occasionally you might need to do something a little unusual in an Excel spreadsheet. This could mean adding a shape or an object or even …

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Categories Programs Tags Microsoft Excel 2013, Microsoft Excel How-To Guides, Orientation
switch to portrait orientation in powerpoint 2010

How to Make Powerpoint Portrait in Powerpoint 2010

June 19, 2023October 30, 2015 by Matthew Burleigh

The default orientation in Microsoft Powerpoint 2010 is landscape, but that may not always be the best choice for every slideshow that you create. Occasionally …

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Categories Programs Tags Microsoft Powerpoint 2010, Microsoft Powerpoint How-To Guides, Orientation
rotate the text box

How to Make Vertical Text with a Text Box in Word 2010

July 8, 2023July 14, 2015 by Matthew Burleigh

There are a large number of tools and settings in Microsoft Word 2010 that allow you to modify the appearance of your document. However, there …

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Categories Programs Tags Microsoft Word 2010, Microsoft Word How-To Guides, Orientation
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How to Switch Vertical Text to Horizontal in Excel 2010

July 18, 2023February 16, 2015 by Matthew Burleigh

There are a lot of different formatting options in Microsoft Excel 2010, but there are some that you might encounter less frequently than others. One …

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Categories Programs Tags Microsoft Excel 2010 How-To Guides, Microsoft Excel How-To Guides, Orientation
turn on portrait orientation lock

How to Turn Off the Auto Flip on My iPhone

June 9, 2023February 10, 2015 by Matthew Burleigh

There are many features on the iPhone that are meant to be convenient and improve your experience with the device. The “auto flip” or orientation …

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Categories Mobile Devices Tags iPhone How-To Guides, Orientation
click and old the mouse, then drag the picture

How to Rotate a Picture in Excel 2010

July 27, 2023February 6, 2015 by Matthew Burleigh

Adding a picture to a spreadsheet in Excel 2010 is something that most Excel users will need to do at one time or another, but …

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Categories Programs Tags Microsoft Excel 2010 How-To Guides, Microsoft Excel How-To Guides, Orientation
tap the rotate button

How to Flip an Upside Down Picture on an iPhone

July 7, 2023January 8, 2015 by Matthew Burleigh

When you are scrolling through your iPhone’s Camera roll, are you seeing pictures that are facing the wrong way? This may seem like a weird …

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Categories Mobile Devices Tags iPhone How-To Guides, Orientation
touch the save button at the top right of the screen

How to Rotate a Picture on the iPhone

June 30, 2023July 10, 2014 by Matthew Burleigh

If you have a picture on your device that is in the wrong orientation, then you will need to know how to rotate a picture on …

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Categories Mobile Devices Tags iPhone How-To Guides, Orientation
how to switch to landscape orientation in excel 2011

How to Switch To Landscape Orientation in Excel 2011

June 26, 2023June 15, 2014 by Matthew Burleigh

There are several reasons why you might want to switch to landscape orientation in Excel 2011, but most of them will have something to do …

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Categories Programs Tags Microsoft Excel 2011, Microsoft Excel How-To Guides, Orientation
how to rotate a picture on the ipad

How to Rotate a Picture on the iPad

June 16, 2023December 18, 2013 by Matthew Burleigh

Correct orientation on pictures has long been a problem for anyone using a camera, and it’s a problem that is still present on mobile device …

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Categories Mobile Devices Tags iPad 2, iPad How-To Guides, Orientation
how to lock portrait orientation in ios 7 on the iphone 5

How to Lock Portrait Orientation in iOS 7 on the iPhone 5

July 17, 2023October 14, 2013 by Matthew Burleigh

While the ability to turn your iPhone and switch between different orientations can be useful, it can also be frustrating at times. If you would …

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Categories Mobile Devices Tags iPhone 5, iPhone How-To Guides, Orientation
how to type vertically in photoshop cs5

How to Type Vertically in Photoshop CS5

June 8, 2023September 6, 2013 by Matthew Burleigh

While the horizontal text is an important part of many images in Photoshop, you may find that you need the text to be a little …

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Categories Programs Tags Adobe Photoshop CS5, Adobe Photoshop How-To Guides, Orientation
how to lock the ipad in landscape orientation

How to Lock Your iPad 2 in Landscape Orientation

May 30, 2023April 16, 2013 by Matthew Burleigh

While Apple devices like the iPad and the iPhone are generally quite good about rotating themselves appropriately for how you are trying to use them, …

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Categories Mobile Devices Tags iPad 2, iPad How-To Guides, Orientation
switch to landscape orientation in word 2010

How Do You Make Your Page Landscape in Word 2010?

June 8, 2023March 27, 2013 by Matthew Burleigh

Microsoft Word 2010 has a combination of default settings that are most commonly used. Among these settings is the portrait orientation, which sets the document …

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Categories Programs Tags Microsoft Word 2010, Microsoft Word How-To Guides, Orientation
how to rotate an image in powerpoint 2010

How to Rotate an Image in Powerpoint 2010

June 25, 2023June 29, 2012 by Matthew Burleigh

Powerpoint 2010 slideshows are typically improved when you add media elements, such as images. However, many people that create or edit images for use in …

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Categories Programs Tags Microsoft Powerpoint How-To Guides, Orientation

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