# Why sagittal yellow bar direction is "L"?

**URL:** <https://discourse.slicer.org/t/why-sagittal-yellow-bar-direction-is-l/30166>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [June 20, 2023, 11:35pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/why-sagittal-yellow-bar-direction-is-l/30166 "2023-06-20T23:35:40Z")\
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**Author:** ![jamesobutler](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.slicer.org/jamesobutler/32/7511_2.png) [@jamesobutler](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/jamesobutler)\
**Post date:** [June 21, 2023, 12:11am UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/why-sagittal-yellow-bar-direction-is-l/30166/2 "2023-06-21T00:11:24Z")

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This post should help:

> [@A bit of confusion about the slicer coordinate system](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/a-bit-of-confusion-about-the-slicer-coordinate-system/29883/8):
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> In Edit-\>Application Settings you can change whether patient right is screen left or not. [image] That work came out of the following PR if you are curious about the conversation that led to it.

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