Display Rotation
When the computer is in the Tablet mode, the built-in acceleration sensor detects the computer’s inclination, and the screen display rotates automatically.
Definition of rotation angles are shown below.
NOTE
- In this manual, terms used for the “Definition of rotation angles” differ from those defined by the OS. In this manual, following the terms in the left are used.
Primary Landscape: Landscape
Secondary Landscape: Landscape (flipped)
Primary Portrait: Portrait (flipped)
Secondary Portrait: Portrait

Rotation Lock

The Rotation Lock button allows you to lock the screen display.
  1. Press the Rotation Lock button (A).
When the Rotation Lock button is pressed, status is displayed on the screen.
Automatic rotation is ON
Automatic rotation is OFF
NOTE
- When an external display is connected to the computer and the computer is rotated while in the “Duplicate” mode or “Extend” mode:
The screen display on the external display does not rotate.
The screen display on the internal LCD remains primary landscape, and does not rotate.
- To change the angle of the screen rotation manually, perform the following steps.
When the computer is in the Tablet mode, automatic rotation is on.

Open the Control Panel, and then click [Appearance and Personalization] - [Display] - [Change display settings].
To open the Control Panel, on the Start screen, proceed as follows.
  1. Right-click any empty location on the Start screen.
  2. Click [All apps] on the toolbar.
  3. Click [Control Panel] under “Windows System”.

Click Start (Start) - [Control Panel] - [Appearance and Personalization] - [Display] - [Change display settings].
- While the display is rotated:
  • Do not use the Extended Desktop. The touch pad, touchscreen, or digitizer (only for model with digitizer) may not work properly.
  • Do not set the resolution larger than that of the internal LCD.
  • The computer's performance is slightly lowered.
  • The touch pad scroll, zoom, and data zoom functions do not work.
- You cannot rotate the display when the [Command Prompt] is set to "Full Screen".
- When the display is rotated, the motion video may not be displayed correctly or the sound may be distorted. Return the display angle to primary landscape.
- When you start up Windows and rotate the display right after logging on, the display may return to the previous state.
Then, the display returns to the rotated state. The similar situation will occur when you switch the user, computer resumes from Sleep/Hibernation and Windows is unlocked.