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Photos: Getting the right orientation

Sometimes a photo displays incorrectly (usually sideways) when added to a post. The way you hold your camera or phone when taking the picture can make this happen.

Landscape orientation, where you hold the camera/phone horizontally, is recommended for Moodle. 

Most modern devices have built-in orientation sensors in that add information to the photograph (EXIF data) so it is re-oriented and displayed correctly when you share it to a website. If your device doesn't correct the orientation of your photo, use photo editing software before trying to post it again.

On a Windows computer...

  1. Go to Windows Paint, a free program option, and open the image that is displaying sideways.
  2. Look for the Rotate option, click on it, and select 'Rotate right 90o' or 'Rotate left 90o'
  3. Save the photograph with a slightly different name so you can be sure to post the updated image.

On a Mac computer...

  1. Follow the steps in Resize, rotate, or flip an image
For an iPad or iPhone...

  1. Refer to How to rotate in Photos for iPad or iPhone

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