Ctrl + Alt + Arrow Key

I always open tons of applications simultaneously in my computer. One time, it was annoyingly, horribly slow that I decided to hit Window’s “hottest key combination”, the Ctrl-Alt-Del… or so I thought. When I looked at my screen, I panicked to see this:

I mistakenly hit the Ctrl+Alt and the left arrow key. If your laptop’s a Dell Inspiron 1300, try that.. it’s pretty cool. I’m not sure though if the same works for other laptops.

Thanks to my flatmate, Jet. If not for her, I’d have went to work with a stiff neck and a still lop-sided display.

The solution: Ctrl + Alt + Up Arrow Key

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6 Responses to “Ctrl + Alt + Arrow Key”

1. islander_aryo Says:
   February 5th, 2008 at 9:58 am

   Nyay!

2. fabián Says:
   February 5th, 2008 at 10:52 am

   hi
   I can see your computer is wronged
   I hope you fix it
   bye

3. janetoile28 Says:
   February 5th, 2008 at 7:10 pm

   funny it is the first time i see this kind of error.Hope you will fix it soon.

4. Imagica Chan Says:
   February 6th, 2008 at 9:55 am

   the function key works for IBM machines too… hahah… but u can rotate the screen using other arrow keys as well for IBM machines hehe…

5. Stephen Says:
   February 6th, 2008 at 2:06 pm

   Yes, it’s any laptop that has that function turned on; it’s primarily intended for tablet PCs, so you can read the screen like a document.

   You can usually turn that off by right-clicking on the desktop, Properties, Advanced, and there should be an option in there. Glad you figured out how to change it back, though. When I first saw that, I freaked out too.

6. bisdakbabbles Says:
   February 7th, 2008 at 6:48 am

   Thank you.
   Fixed it after a couple of hours.

   @stephen
   I actually tried right-clicking the desktop but I couldn’t understand the menu. My OS is in Japanese ^-^

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