MacBook Pro - How do I display in portrait for external monitor

Question

I got a fine and dandy mini DisplayPort to VGA adapter for my MacBook Pro - I hooked up an external Dell monitor and it works well in landscape.

Any tips on how to make the display on external monitor in portrait mode?

Answer 1

The option should be visible by default for an external monitor, but I assume since you're asking this question that it is not.

There's a little-known trick that works for the internal LCD on MacBooks; I suggest trying that:

1. Open System Preferences.
2. Hold down the Command+Option keys, and click on the "Display" icon.
3. On the right side of the Display preferences, find the drop-down box labeled "Rotation".
4. Select the rotation you want.
5. Close System Preferences.