How to change orientation of one page in Word
In certain Word documents, you may need to apply a different page orientation to just one page. This article will show you two methods to change the orientation of a single page in Word.
Change orientation of one page with section breaks
Change orientation of one page using Margins settings
Change orientation of one page with section breaks
This method uses section breaks to isolate a page so that only it changes orientation. Here's an example using a 3-page document, with page 2 set to landscape.
- Click "Page Layout", then go to "Breaks" > "Next Page". Insert one section break at the end of page 1, and another at the end of page 2.
- Place your cursor on page 2, then click "Page Layout" > "Orientation" > "Landscape".
Now, page 2 has a landscape orientation:
Note: If you do not insert section breaks, changing the orientation will apply to the entire document.
Change orientation of one page using Margins settings
- Select the entire page you want to change orientation for, then go to "Page Layout" (or "Layout") > "Margins" > "Custom Margins".
- In the Page Setup dialog box, select your desired orientation under the "Orientation" section. Then choose "Selected text" from the "Apply to" drop-down and click "OK".
As a result, only the selected page is now set to the chosen orientation, while the rest of the document remains unchanged.
Notes:
- You can also apply orientation changes to a specific section. To do this, insert section breaks in your document. The "This section" option in the "Apply to" dropdown will only appear when section breaks exist.
- If the selected content is too long to fit on one page after changing orientation, the overflow will move to a new page with the same orientation.
- If you don’t select any content, the orientation change will apply to the entire document or from the cursor position forward.
- This method only affects the section or text you’ve selected.
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