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From: David Dunham <dunham@SPAM_B_GON
To: All
Subject: Re: Is there a monitor I can mo
Date:Sun, July 20, 2008 01:35 AM


In article
<65b9a9e8-d416-4a35-b5c6-89690836c66c@w34g2000prm.googlegroups.com>,
"nickravo1@gmail.com" <nickravo@gmail.com> wrote:

> I like the Mac monitors, they are rectangular, and excellent for Excel
> spreadsheets, as they are nice and wide. But sometimes, I have a long
> vertical document in front of me and I just want to turn that monitor
> 90 degrees and read my screen that way. Is there a monitor that allows
> me to do this, and what do I need to do to my system configuration to
> use a monitor both vertically as well as horizontally?

I've got a Dell 1708FP in portrait mode attached to my MacBook Air. I'm
not sure that all versions of Mac OS X and all video cards support
rotation, however. But if the card does support it, just use the Rotate
popup menu in the Displays system preference pane.

(And yes, I once owned a Radius Pivot or three.)

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David Dunham A Sharp, LLC
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