How to change to Landscape in Google Docs?
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Google Docs is a popular online word processor having a ton of great features. The most basic formatting option you have in a word processing tool is to change the orientation of a document. Google Docs also has this functionality and it allows you to change to landscape or portrait orientation, in just a few steps.
Before learning about changing the orientation of the document, let's first take a look at what orientation is. The orientation of a document refers to the location of the long edge of the page. Usually, there are two orientations - Portrait (Vertical) and Landscape (Horizontal).
By default, almost all word processing applications, including Google Docs, start with the portrait orientation. Although, if you want to add a graph or a large table in the landscape layout, it is possible in Google Docs to change the orientation. You can even change the page orientation of an existing Google Doc from portrait to landscape. So, in this article, we take a look at the steps involved and how to change to landscape in Google Docs.
How to change to landscape in Google Docs?
On PC
- Open the document on Google Docs
- Go to ‘File' in the navigation bar and then choose ‘Page setup'
- Set the orientation to ‘Landscape' to change the page to landscape on Google Docs
First, go to Google Docs on your web browser and open the document. Next, click on the ‘File’ button in the navigation bar and then select ‘Page setup’ from the dropdown menu.
Now, you will see the ‘Page setup’ pop-up box. Change the orientation to Landscape in this box.
Tip: If you want to change the default orientation of documents click ‘Set as default’ before you leave the Page setup dialog box.
Finally, click on the ‘Ok’ button at the bottom of the box. You will notice that your document has changed to a landscape orientation.
On mobile device
Step 1: First, go to Google Docs on your mobile device and open the document
Step 2: Next, select the pencil icon at the bottom right corner of your screen
Step 3: Then, click on the three vertical dots in the upper-right corner and choose ‘Page setup’ from the dropdown menu.
Step 4: In the ‘Page setup’ screen, select ‘Orientation’ and change it to Landscape.
Step 5: Lastly, click on the back icon to go back to the editor screen.
Although the document is landscape-oriented, it will still look exactly like it did before. That's because it's being viewed on a mobile screen.
FAQs: Changing orientation in Google Docs
1. Can I change the orientation of a selected text on my document?
Yes, Google Docs lets you change the orientation of a selected text. To do so, follow this step-by-step procedure.
Step 1: Go to Google Docs and open the document
Step 2: Highlight the text that you want to change the orientation and then right-click your selection.
Step 3: From this, select the ‘Change page to landscape’ or ‘Change page to portrait’ option from the list.
2. How to change the orientation of a section or multiple sections?
To change the orientation of a section or multiple sections, follow the step-by-step instructions given below:
Step 1: Go to Google Docs and open the document
Step 2: Click on the space where you want to create multiple sections.
Step 3: Next, go to ‘Insert’ and then ‘Break’ and then ‘Section break’.
Step 4: To change the orientation of a section, click ‘File’ and then ‘Page setup’.
Step 5: In the ‘Page setup’ dialog box, go to the ‘Apply to’ field and choose ‘This section’ to apply the page orientation to the selected section only. If you would like to apply the page orientation to this and all subsequent sections, then select the ‘This section forward’ option.
Step 6: Select the orientation to apply and lastly, click Ok
3. Can I have one page in the middle as landscape and all the others as portrait orientation?
Yes, you can have one page in the middle as Landscape and all the others as portrait mode. This can be done by using sections and it has been explained above.
4. How to make documents Landscape by default in Google Docs?
Step 1: Click the File tab.
Step 2: Choose Page Setup.
Step 3: Check the Landscape option.
Step 4: Click the Set as default button and lastly, select OK