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Originally Posted by Mikendebbie
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Also - Can someone direct me to instructions in the FAQ for how to rotate an attached pic?
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I asked the same thing to the higher-ups. Here is their response.
There is no easy way to fix a rotated image. If you're feeling magnanimous you can download the image to your own computer and edit it, then edit the post to reload the image.
But why does this happen?
Most phones auto rotate the view for the viewer. If you take a pic in landscape orientation the pic will display properly regardless of the way you turn the device. The forum can't do that. Most phones default camera orientation is portrait - folks shoot a pic in the non-default view and it always looks fine to them - they upload the pic here and it displays in it's default view (on it's side).
The solution for most folks to fix this is to open the image holding the phone in portrait orientation, and resave the image on their device. When they upload it here - it should behave correctly.
Some phones have onboard software to fix this issue - some don't. Confusing...
I have played with pictures using my Samsung. It always seems to load sideways regardless and there is no internal function to change the rotation. My answer, and it isn't pretty, is to send the picture to my computer, use a photo tool of your choice to view and correct the rotation (if needed), then upload that picture to the forum. As the forum interface using a mobile device leaves something (a lot) to be desired, I always use a computer to post.