I heard from a premium subscriber of mine recently asking me how they could have one MS Word Document with different layouts, such as having the first page layout Portrait and the second page Landscape and then back to Portrait on the third page. It seems the subscriber was preparing a report and wanted most of the report layout to be Portrait, but she also had a portion of the report that was in a table and looked much better in Landscape layout. Well, it can be done and a lot easier than one might think!
Follow the steps below to learn how:
- Launch MS Word if it is not already open.
- Open the document in which you would like multiple layouts.
- Move your cursor the place where you would like to begin a different layout.
- Click on Insert | Break | Next Page.
A Next page break will appear in your document.
When you are at the top of the page that where you want to switch to Landscape layout:
- Click on File | Page Setup.
- Click on Landscape.
- In the Apply to area, select This section.
It really is pretty simple, don't you think?
Carol Bratt is the Office Applications Editor at Daves Computer Tips. She has authored several informative Microsoft Office books and writes the monthly Word Bytes Newsletter with more tips and tricks in each issue. Visit Carol's website for more great Microsoft Office tips and tricks! Click here to see her latest books! You can read more about Carol here.