Isn't 2.2 supposed to be able to be rotated?

[thepianomanii]

LG claims the 2.2 Optimus Chic CANNOT be rotated. I would like to as it's near impossible to type on the keyboard in portrait mode when trying to find a contact, while the keyboard is always in landscape mode when naming an image taken with the camera. Is there a way to do it? Under settings, I have it set at "Auto-rotate screen" but it still doesn't for when you really want it! HELP!