Rotate a picture in Outlook

Applies To
Outlook for Microsoft 365 Outlook 2024 Outlook 2021 Outlook.com

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  > Edit Message).

    Screenshot that shows the Select Actions and selection of 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 , and then choose the rotation option you need (Rotate Right, Rotate Left, Flip Vertical, and so on).

    Screenshot shows the location of Rotate button is on the Format tab.

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 , and then choose the rotation option you need (Rotate Right, Rotate Left, Flip Vertical, and so on.).

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