Set landscape format in Word

If you need to create information signs in Word, you should do this in landscape format. To do this, you can change the layout of individual pages or all pages

Set the landscape format for the entire document in Word

If your document only has one page or you want to change all pages to landscape format, this is very easy to do in Microsoft Word and can be done with just a few clicks.

• Select the Layout tab in the top menu

• Then open the Alignment menu item.

• The selection for landscape format appears here. With one click, your Word document is no longer in portrait format.

Set the landscape format for individual pages in Word

In your Word documents, you can also set the orientation for individual pages only. To do this, you must insert a section break.

• Place the cursor at the beginning of the page you want to use in landscape format.

• Select the Layout tab.

• Open the item Wraps.

• In order to set the alignment for the individual page, you must select the Next page option under Section breaks.

• Now click on Alignment ☻ Landscape format. All subsequent pages will now follow this page layout.

Cross-format in Word: What you should bear in mind

As you can see, switching from portrait to landscape format – and vice versa – is very easy in Microsoft Word. However, there are a few things you should bear in mind.

• These instructions refer to Microsoft Word 2021. The procedure may differ slightly in other versions. For example, the “Layout” tab is called “Page layout” in older versions of Office.

• By using section breaks, you can switch between portrait and landscape format in a document as often as you like.

• If you open a new, blank document, the page layouts are reset to the default settings. Your settings are therefore not permanently saved

• If you frequently create documents in landscape format, you can create a corresponding template.

• If you also want to change the alignment of your text, click on Text direction in the Layout tab and select the option you require. This is helpful if you are working with Asian characters, for example.

• If you want to print your document, make sure that the print settings are correct. To do this, go to File ☻ Print. Now use the preview to check whether the alignment of all pages is correct and make any necessary corrections.