How to Prank Someone on a Mac

Open system preferences., Hold ⌘ Cmd+⌥ Option down, and click on Display., Change the rotation settings to 90°, 180°, or 270°., Watch your victim struggle with the screen.

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Step-by-Step Guide

  1. Step 1: Open system preferences.

    You can either find it in the dock, or when you scroll down from the apple in the lefthand corner.

    Open the preferences up in the home page.
  2. Step 2: Hold ⌘ Cmd+⌥ Option down

    Notice the new function, Rotation. , The trackpad changes settings as well, so, at 90°, if you move to the right, the cursor moves down.

    If you move up, it moves right.

    Also note that the dock and menu bar change positions as well! (This is only at the 90° setting!) , Laugh gleefully.
  3. Step 3: and click on Display.

  4. Step 4: Change the rotation settings to 90°

  5. Step 5: or 270°.

  6. Step 6: Watch your victim struggle with the screen.

Detailed Guide

You can either find it in the dock, or when you scroll down from the apple in the lefthand corner.

Open the preferences up in the home page.

Notice the new function, Rotation. , The trackpad changes settings as well, so, at 90°, if you move to the right, the cursor moves down.

If you move up, it moves right.

Also note that the dock and menu bar change positions as well! (This is only at the 90° setting!) , Laugh gleefully.

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