Move 7 in detail

Shown below are figures to help you visualize what the steps of Move 7 involve.

 

Move 7: V U2 V-1 U2
Figure 13a  Figure 13b 
V: Rotate the middle vertical slice clockwise
(up and away) one turn 		U2: Rotate the top side clockwise twice
Figure 13c  Figure 13d 
V-1: Rotate the vertical slice counterclockwise
(down and toward you) one turn 		U2: Rotate the top side clockwise twice
Figure 13e 
The move is complete, and has exchanged 3 of the 4 out of place center-edge pieces. In this example, the pink-yellow center-edge piece is now in the correct position (though still not oriented correctly).

Continue step 6

Steps

  • Examine the Legend
  • 1. Solve the top
  • 2. and 3. Correctly position and orient the bottom four (remaining four) corners
  • 4. and 5. Complete the bottom
  • 6. and 7. Correctly position and orient the four remaining middle edge pieces.
  • Optional: Rotate the middle-center piece to fix pictures or logos.