How to Change One Page on Word to Be Landscape: A Step-by-Step Guide to Altering Page Orientation in Word

Changing just one page to landscape orientation in Microsoft Word is a common formatting need—for instance, when you want to display a wide table or image. Here’s the step-by-step guide:

1. Place your cursor at the start of the page you want to change.
2. Go to the Layout or Page Layout tab in the ribbon.
3. Click Breaks, then select Next Page under Section Breaks. This creates a new section.
4. Now, move your cursor to the end of that page and repeat: Layout > Breaks > Next Page. You now have a section just for the page you want to turn landscape.
5. Click anywhere inside this section. Go to Layout > Orientation > Landscape.
6. Only the selected section (your target page) will switch to landscape orientation, while the rest stays in portrait.

As an interior designer, I often work with proposals and presentations that require combining detailed room schematics (which fit best in landscape) with text-heavy pages. Visually segmenting content this way not only improves usability but also lets your documents echo the thoughtfulness of a well-planned interior. A simple section break can truly transform a document’s clarity, much like dividing open-plan spaces in a home for better function and flow.

If you’re preparing layouts, mood boards, or portfolios, applying selective orientation to document pages can mimic the structure of a 3D floor planner, allowing viewers to focus on both details and the big picture within the same file.

Tips 1:

Save your document before making formatting changes. This keeps your previous layout intact in case you want to revert, similar to saving different versions of a design plan.

FAQ

Q: Can I change the orientation of just one page in Word?

A: Yes, by inserting section breaks before and after the target page and then setting only that section’s orientation to landscape.

Q: Why would I need to make one page landscape in Word?

A: Landscape orientation is ideal for wide tables, charts, images, or visual layouts that don’t fit well on a portrait page.

Q: Does landscape orientation affect the whole document by default?

A: No. Using section breaks allows you to isolate the change to a single page or section, keeping the rest of your document in portrait.

Q: Will header and footer formatting stay the same on the landscape page?

A: Header and footer layouts may shift on landscape pages. You might need to adjust them in the new section for the best appearance.

Q: Can I apply multiple landscape pages in one document?

A: Yes—the same process applies: insert section breaks around each page you want as landscape.