The mass adoption of Chromebooks in educational markets meant you could now buy one in different shapes and sizes. Want one with a touchscreen? You have it. 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.
How to Rotate Screen on Your Chromebook
A Chromebook that allows you to use the tablet mode should automatically change the screen orientation when you fold the keyboard. If that does not happen, it means you need to 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 need to do is fire up Netflix and put it in tablet mode. Chrome OS detects that the screen’s position is different and changes it accordingly.
But if this does not work as intended, you can always manually rotate a Chromebook’s display. Let’s look at how.
Also, go through our epic guide on how 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 the Continue button, and your screen should rotate 90 degrees. Press the shortcut again if you want to rotate the screen upside down.
You can 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 the keyboard stops working on your Chromebook.
2. From Chome OS Settings
You can do the same thing from the Chrome OS settings. Just select the degrees you want to rotate. An added benefit is if you want to change the orientation to a certain position, you can do that using a single click.
Here are the steps to rotate the screen from Settings on Chrome OS:
- Click the clock at the bottom right and open Settings. Alternatively, press Alt + Shift + S.
- Click Device on the left tab and select Displays.
- Press Orientation and select Auto-rotate. You can also choose the degree of rotation here.
Read more on how to right-click on Chromebook.
3. From Quick Settings Toggle (Only for touch screen devices)
Chromebooks with Touch screens or 2-in-1 functionalities will have this option in the Quick Settings dock. As Chrome OS shares most of its UI elements with Android, this toggle will seem very familiar to you. You can lock the display or set it to rotate freely here.
Follow the steps to rotate a Chromebook display from Quick Settings:
- Click the battery icon at the bottom right. This brings up the Quick Settings.
- Click on Lock. This should change to Auto-Rotate.
Now fold your Chromebook or keep it in tent mode. The screen will rotate according to the device’s orientation.
Speaking of screen, check out how 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 need to 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 the Lock icon in the Chrome OS Quick Settings to revolve it automatically. You can also go to Settings > Device > 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 can enjoy any content without any distractions.
That’s it for this article.
See you next in some other Chrome OS guides.
