How to Rotate a Page Horizontally in Word 2016, 2013, 2010

This guide explains how to rotate a Page Horizontally in Word 2016, 2013, 2010, with clear steps, practical tips, and important checks before you begin.

The article shows you how to rotate a page in Word 2016, with Word 2013 and 2010 you can do the same.

If in Word document you only have 1 page, and you need to rotate that page, you just need to choose Layout -> Orientation -> Landscape.

If your text is longer than 1 page, then you need to break the page to rotate horizontally (create separate sections for that page), so that when turning the page, the other pages remain in the vertical direction. You do the following:

Step 1: Create a separate section for the page to rotate.

For example: Your text has 3 pages, you want to rotate the second page and page 1 and page 3 of the text are still vertical.

1. Put your cursor in the first position of the page you want to rotate (top of the second page) and select Layout -> Breaks -> Continuous.

Now you have broken the text into 2 sections (section 1 is page 1, section 2 is page 2 and 3). To check if the break has been successful, double click on the top of the page you just interrupted (or select Insert -> Header -> Edit Header ), you will see section 1 and section 2.

2. Next you need to break the next page, so the page you need to rotate horizontally separately in 1 section. Put your cursor in the first position of the next page you want to rotate and select Layout -> Breaks -> Continuous.

So the page you want to rotate horizontally (page 2) will be separate in 1 section (section 2).

Step 2: Rotate the page horizontally.

After you have created a section for the page you want to rotate horizontally, all you need to do is place the mouse cursor anywhere on the page you want to rotate horizontally (page 2) and select Layout -> Orientation -> Landscape.

Your results will be as follows:

So you know how to turn a page horizontally in Word 2016, 2013, 2010. Hope this article is helpful for you. Good luck!