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How to change orientation of one page in Word

Author: Tech Support Last Modified: 2025-04-18

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.

Screenshot of three pages of a document
  1. 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.
    Next Page option on the ribbon
    A section break is inserted
  2. Place your cursor on page 2, then click "Page Layout" > "Orientation" > "Landscape".
    Landscape option on the ribbon

Now, page 2 has a landscape orientation:

Orientation of page 2 is changed

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

  1. Select the entire page you want to change orientation for, then go to "Page Layout" (or "Layout") > "Margins" > "Custom Margins".
    Custom Margins option on the ribbon
  2. 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".
    Selected text option in the Page Setup window

As a result, only the selected page is now set to the chosen orientation, while the rest of the document remains unchanged.

Orientation of page 2 is changed

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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