Computers, Laptops & Tablets Google How to Rotate the Screen on Chromebook Orientation on your Chrome OS laptop is easier than you think by Adam S. Doud Writer Adam has been writing about mobile technology since 2011. He is the former host of the Android Authority podcast, and his work has appeared in numerous publications. our editorial process Twitter LinkedIn Adam S. Doud Updated on February 27, 2020 Google Microsoft Apple Google Tablets Accessories & Hardware Tweet Share Email If your Chromebook's screen is out of the orientation you want, there are two different way to fix it. There's the quick and easy way using a keyboard shortcut, or a more involved method in the settings. Here's how to rotate the screen on a Chromebook using both methods. How to Rotate a Chromebook Screen With Your Keyboard The quickest and easiest way to rotate your screen is to press and hold CTRL + Shift and the Refresh key on your keyboard. The Refresh key looks like a circle with an arrow on it, located just above the numbers 3 and 4 on your keyboard. Each time you do, your screen will rotate 90 degrees clockwise. The first time you press that key combination, you'll get a popup asking you if you want to rotate your screen. Click Continue. Lifewire/Adam Doud How to Flip Screen on Chromebook in Settings If you prefer to set a single rotation to use all the time, you can change your screen's rotation in the settings. Click the clock and select Settings. Lifewire/Adam Doud Click Device > Displays. Lifewire/Adam Doud Under Orientation, click the dropdown box. Select your desired orientation, and you're set to go. Lifewire/Adam Doud If your Chromebook is a 2-in-1, and you have the screen all the way around in the tablet position, the Orientation dropdown box will be dimmed. Lifewire/Adam Doud To select an orientation, flip the screen back into laptop mode. Chromebooks in tablet mode override the orientation in Display settings. How to Flip the Second Display on a Chromebook Both of these methods work on secondary displays as well. If you have a second display hooked up, the keyboard command still works. The rotation orientation is controlled by the location of cursor, so you'd need to move your cursor to the display you want to rotate. In settings, each display will have its own tab inside Settings > Devices > Displays. You can click on either tab to set the orientation of a single screen. Orientations do not have to be the same across both screens. Lifewire/Adam Doud Other Chromebook Rotate Screen Notes When you change your screen's orientation, that setting is remembered even through a restart. The only way to override the orientation setting is to flip the Chromebook into tablet mode if it is a 2-in-1. It's also important to note that directions on the track pad change as well as the orientation. For example, after you rotate the screen 90 degrees, when you move your finger up on the track pad, the cursor will go toward the top of the screen which means it will move from left to right. Needless to say this can be confusing, so be prepared for that. Having a Chromebook with a touchscreen makes this easier to correct.