You can change the direction that text prints on a page from the standard portrait orientation of 8 1/2 inches x 11 inches to landscape orientation of 11 inches x 8 1/2 inches.
To remember the difference between the orientations, think of paintings. Leonardo da Vinci painted his famous Mona Lisa portrait with the canvas oriented vertically. Georges Seurat painted his famous Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte landscape with the canvas oriented horizontally.
Click anywhere in the document.
Note | By default, Word changes the orientation for the entire document. To change orientation for only part of a document, divide the document into sections. See the section “Insert a Section Break.” |
Click File.
Click Page Setup.
The Page Setup dialog box appears.
Click the Margins tab.
Select an orientation.
A preview of your document’s orientation appears here.
Click OK.
Word saves your changes.