How do you Rotate the Studio Display?

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How do you Rotate the Studio Display?

How do you rotate an Apple Studio Display?

This setting used to be in the display settings, and still is from what I can see on other displays. It looks like it’s removed specifically for Apple displays.

I can even rotate my Samsung display in the usual fashion, just in Display Prefs. But with my Apple display it is just not there. Photos below with shots of prefs.

I saw recommendations for a synaptics app but that seems to be a scam/spam comment. Unless someone can SHOW me how to do this with that app.

Can you truly not rotate a $1500 display when I could go buy one for $100 and do it?

I feel crazy here. Please someone help.

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Posted on Sep 29, 2022 6:24 PM

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Dogcow-Moof

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Sep 29, 2022 11:57 PM in response to Kalel_Vars

Rotation of the screen is automatic when it detects the display has been rotated.

Note the rotation to portrait mode must occur in a clockwise direction.

You cannot rotate with the Apple stands (well, you can, but the stand will remain attached.)

Of course the VESA option allows the use of VESA stands that support rotation.

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Sep 29, 2022 6:48 PM in response to Kalel_Vars

The rotation feature you are showing in your screenshots is a graphics (software) feature.

The most obvious difference between the display you can rotate and the one you can't is its status as 'main display'.

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Kalel_Vars Author

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Sep 30, 2022 12:37 AM in response to Dogcow-Moof

May the gods bless you and as you walk shiny and chrome into Valhalla. You legend.

Gosh this is such a simple solution, of course this is it. I can’t believe how little this is communicated.

I turned it over and it worked perfectly. I feel like such a fool I didn’t try this. Thank you, a thousand times thank you. Stay blessed 🙏

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Dogcow-Moof

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Sep 30, 2022 12:39 AM in response to Kalel_Vars

You're welcome, glad to be of help.

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Kalel_Vars Author

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Sep 29, 2022 10:46 PM in response to Grant Bennet-Alder

I tested modifying the main display selection. This sadly did not seem to make a different UI populate or change any of the available options in display preferences. Beyond spotting the differences in the settings do you happen to know if it’s possible to use the display in portrait mode?

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How do you Rotate the Studio Display?

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