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If an image in an email message is sideways or upside down, you can rotate it to an upright position.

Note: Outlook for Mac information on this topic is available here.

Rotate an image sent to you in email

  1. Double-click the message to open it. (You can't edit a message in the Reading pane, so you must open the message in its own window.)

  2. On the Message tab, in the Move group, select Actions > Edit Message (or, if you don't see Actions, select  The More Move Actions button. > Edit Message).

    Select Actions and then select Edit Message.               

  3. Select the photo you want to rotate.

  4. On the Picture Format (or just Format) tab, in the Arrange group, select Rotate  The Rotate button., and then choose the rotation option you need (Rotate Right, Rotate Left, Flip Vertical, etc.).

    The Rotate button is on the Format tab of the ribbon, in the Arrange group.

Rotate an image you're sending to someone

  1. Select the photo you want to rotate.

  2. On the Picture Format (or just Format) tab, in the Arrange group, select Rotate  The Rotate button., and then choose the rotation option you need (Rotate Right, Rotate Left, Flip Vertical, etc.).

    The Rotate button is on the Format tab of the ribbon, in the Arrange group.

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