Rotate Desktop. How?

[Geek-9pm]

I found out how to rotate my desktop in Windows XP.
But how come I never saw t his before? Has it always been there?



Once in that position, it was hard to move the mouse. 
Will it work like that in other versions of Windows?

[BC_Programmer]

It's not a Windows Feature, it's a feature of the Graphics Driver.

[Geek-9pm]

So then it is not the system? It is a hardware feature?
Then if I get a new video card, it wail not be the same? 

[camerongray]

Practically all recent video cards have some way to rotate the screen, how you do it varies between cards.  On Intel cards (which I presume you're using from the screenshot) you can use the menu when you right click the desktop or Ctrl+Alt+Arrow Keys.  Other cards may require you to use the manufacturer's control panel.

[Geek-9pm]

Practically all ...Intel cards (which I presume you're using from the screenshot) you can use the menu when you right click the desktop or Ctrl+Alt+Arrow Keys. ....

In fact, that used to work. I suspect that my system got an update for the Intel drivers and remove the Ctrl+Alt+Arrow Key feature. But I am not sure. Oh well. At least it is there if I need it.

The resins for unending it is to get a high resolution landscape screen shot  view of a document I want to save. Often I see images on the Internet that I can not save, so I do a screenshot. Using rotate gives higher resolutions of portrait documents when turned 90 degrees. 

[patio]

That feature may also be available in the doc app you are using...

[Geek-9pm]

Right. If I am use a PDF reader, I can rotate it.