Have you ever needed rotate screen from your computer to be able to visualize some content much better? It is a very simple procedure and it is enough to apply a series of steps and settings.
It is important to clarify that the configuration varies slightly depending on operating system have your computer. This time, we will show you how to do it on a mac.
Definitely rotating your screen can be of great help to read documents, view images in a different orientation, among others. Pay close attention so that you can do it correctly!
Steps to rotate my MacOS screen from the computer keyboard
Currently there is no combination of keys with which you can rotate your computer screen. However, it is possible activate this function manually in the Apple menu.
To do this you have to:
- Go to Apple menu from your Mac.
- Login in System preferences.
- Press on Displays and select screen.
- On the menu drop down click on “Rotate” or “Rotation” and choose the value you want (90º, 180º or 270º).
Note that the drop-down menu with the rotation option may not appear. This is because your computer does not support this feature. Most computers with newer versions DO NOT have this option.
Added to that, you can also rotate the image of your integrated monitor (specifically on OS X version 10.9 or lower) otherwise. But before you do, you have to know that It should NOT be done on OS X version 10.10 (Yosemite) or other versions most recent, because can cause a very serious error.
Once this is cleared up, the way to rotate the screen in older versions is:
- Click on the Apple menu.
- After go to System preferences.
- Once there, hold down the keys Command and Option and select the option screen.
- Should appear he integrated screen rotation menu.
- Choose the orientation what you wish.
By last, you must be 100% sure to use this functionality, because it can be a bit confusing and difficult to handle. If you need to rotate any image or video, the best thing is that you do it directly in the player of your computer or using some editing program.
List of the most useful keyboard shortcuts you should know about MacOS
The computers macOS have always been characterized by being easy to use, apart from the fact that through the keyboard you can take very interesting shortcuts that facilitate and optimize the working time in the team.
If you want to know some of the curious shortcuts that perhaps you did not know, keep reading:
- Close a program (Command + Q): allows you to close whatever program you are working with.
- Minimize window (Command + W): with it you can minimize a window. Although it is true that on mac you can do it by pressing the yellow button in a program window, it is faster to do it directly with the keyboard.
- Open a tab in Safari or Chrome (Command + T): you can open a new tab both in Safari like in Chrome. It even works for him Finder No problem.
- Navigate between different apps (Command + Tab): helps you navigate between different apps on your computer. To scroll between them, just click Tab and you will be moving.
- Capture or record screen (Command + Shift 5): you can take a screenshot or record the screen in Mac. It is a function that is built into the system macOS Mojave.
- Open macOS folders (Command + Shift + A, U, D, H): With the help of these commands, you have quick access to various system folders as long as you are at the main desktop. With these shortcuts you can access the Applications, Utilities, Desktop and Home folders.
- Hide App (Command + H): is the fastest way to hide an app you are using. If you use it, it quickly directs you to the desktop.
- Find anything (Command + F): works for both apps Manzana, like the desk and the Finder. When you use it, a search engine is displayed to find what you need.
- Force exit or close an App (Option + Command + Esc): Through this shortcut you can force the exit or close of an app that is having problems.
- Select All (Command + A): it is a very practical and fast way to select all the texts or files.