Will MBP 17 play in portrait mode on my ext monitor?

Hi All,
Am wondering if my MacBookPro 17" (about 2 yrs old) will "play" in portrait mode on my ext monitor? Is it built in, or do I have to DL a utility, or what? I am a writer and it wld be nice to see a wholel page at a time, vs. wide, wide, wide.
Thx.
Duncan J.

Did you check System Preferences > Displays (with the external display attached and mirroring off, look at the preference pane _on the external display_.
See this linked image (although it's from Tiger, the preference should be there).

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