Microsoft Word 2010 has a combination of default settings that are most commonly used. Among these settings is the portrait orientation, which sets the document with the shorter end at the top. This is fine if you are writing a report for school or drafting a formal letter, but Microsoft Word is capable of being used for much more than that.
Much like other document editing apps such as Google Docs, where you can use these steps to change page orientation, you are able to choose whether or not your document is in the portrait orientation.
So if you need to create a document where you want the longer end of the paper to be at the top of the page, then you can change the orientation to the landscape option and design your document that way.
Display a Page Horizontally Instead of Vertically in Word 2010
Step 1: Launch Microsoft Word 2010.
Step 2: Click the Page Layout tab at the top of the window.
Step 3: Click the Orientation drop-down menu in the Page Setup section of the ribbon at the top of the window, then click the Landscape option.
You can also change the settings in Word 2010 so that landscape is the default orientation for any new document.
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See also
- How to insert a check mark in Microsoft Word
- How to do small caps in Microsoft Word
- How to center text in Microsoft Word
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