How to make individual pages landscape in word: A step-by-step guide to changing page orientation in Word

To make individual pages landscape in Microsoft Word, you don’t need to change the orientation for the entire document—Word allows you to set different orientation settings for specific pages using section breaks. Here’s how you do it:

1. Place your cursor at the beginning of the page you want to make landscape.
2. Go to the Layout or Page Layout tab.
3. Select Breaks > Next Page under Section Breaks. This creates a new section.
4. Click into the newly created section (the page you want in landscape).
5. Return to Layout > Orientation > Landscape.
6. If you want the following pages to return to portrait orientation, insert another section break at the end of your landscape page and set the next section’s orientation back to Portrait.

Now, only the selected page (or pages within that section) will appear in landscape orientation, while the rest remain in portrait.

As a designer, I often use this trick when preparing multi-page project reports or portfolios. Detailed graphics, floor plans, or wide images look much better on a landscape page. If you’re creating visual documentation like 3D floor plans, leveraging landscape pages helps present large layouts more effectively without compromising readability or detail.

Tips 1:

Double-check section breaks with the Show/Hide ¶ button—this helps you see where each section begins and ends, ensuring orientation changes affect only the desired pages.

FAQ

Q: Can I make multiple, non-consecutive pages landscape?

A: Yes, you can repeat this process for each page by inserting section breaks before and after each page you want to set as landscape.

Q: Will headers and footers change alignment on landscape pages?

A: Sometimes headers/footers appear in unexpected places after orientation changes. Adjust them manually in each section if needed.

Q: Does this work in all versions of Word?

A: Yes, but menu names might slightly differ. Look for “Layout” or “Page Layout” tabs and section break options.

Q: Can I apply landscape orientation to a single paragraph or image only?

A: No, Word changes orientation for entire pages (sections), not just specific elements.

Q: Will this formatting transfer properly if I save as PDF?

A: Yes, if you export the document to PDF, the orientation choices per section will be preserved.