Formally, you were able to rotate your display upside down for Macbook Air with the Big Sur OS. Once I updated to Monterey, the command+option keyboard shortcut while selecting display settings no longer brings up display rotation options for my 13" Macbook Air. Why is this no longer working, and how do you now rotate your display 180 degrees?
MacBook Air 13″, macOS 12.0
Which is your display exactly? I suppose you are talking about an external display and not the built-in Air display, right?
Though the organization of System Preferences has changed, the capability of rotating an external display remains. Click the Display Settings button and select the desired display. There you can change the resolution AND orientation.
Sorry, I missed your previous post where you confirmed that you were talking about the built-in display.
As I said before, I had never seen the option to rotate the built-in display, but a web search did reveal that it used to be possible. Live and learn!
Now, I tried to replicate the procedure (holding down command and option when clicking the Displays pane of System Preferences) in Monterey and it does not appear to work.
Now that I know it used to work, I'd be surprised if it had really disappeared. I am guessing there must be a way to do it.
I will do some digging and will report back if I find the solution.
P. Phillips wrote:
+1 @ Luis Sequeira - internal Display has never been able to Rotate 180 Degrees on any Apple Computer I have on Big Sur and now Monterey.
I thought as much... but a quick web search tells me otherwise; and now I have confirmed that I was WRONG!
I just tested in my wife's mac, which is running Big Sur (too old for Monterey).
Just as I had read online, in System Preferences, by holding down Command and Option while clicking Displays, a rotation popup appears, and one can choose Standard, 90º, 180º and 270º.
In Monterey, so far I have not found a way to do it.
The screenshot below is all I am able to see when I click displays from system preferences. Where exactly is "display settings" located at?
Brittany1416, please see the remainder of the thread. This did not solve my questions.
Hello jonboi6887,
We understand that you want to know how to rotate the image on your MacBook Air, and we'd like to provide some information.
The following page outlines how to rotate the image on your display with macOS Monterey: Rotate the image on your Mac display
We hope that helps. Take care!
Ironically, that is what I need to rotate my screen for. I have an inversion table, and I like to watch videos while I hang upside down (with the built-in display rotated 180 degrees). I will be somewhat upset if Apple got rid of this option (updates are not always comprehensive improvements!)
I am referring to my built-in 13" display.
+1 @ Luis Sequeira - internal Display has never been able to Rotate 180 Degrees on any Apple Computer I have on Big Sur and now Monterey.
Good one - will have to try that next time I am doing my Yoga Meditation exercise :-)) No wonder the screen looked wrong way up all the time - I was on my head.
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What you are showing indicates that you are only using the built-in display.
So I have to ask again: did you mean to rotate the BUILT-In display?
If yes, then as far ss I know this was never an option.
If not, then please post a screenshot of what you see there when the external display is connected to your mac.
No longer able to rotate Macbook Air Display w/ Monterey Update
