The default settings in Microsoft Word 2010 are based upon years of research that Microsoft has performed to determine which settings are most commonly used by people working with the program. However, while default settings might indicate the preference of the majority of users, there is still a large minority that would prefer that something was set differently by default. Luckily you can change most of the default settings in Microsoft Word 2010 to improve your personal experience with the program. This means that you can set the default orientation to Landscape in Word 2010, if you prefer to create most of your documents with that setting.

Rotating a page especially using the Microsoft ® Word ribbon orientation option could be tricky since all the document would likely be affected by the selection. However, you can rotate page in Word in a different way. For instance, you can choose to rotate in Word of a single page through page set up dialog. Rotating a page especially using the Microsoft ® Word ribbon orientation option could be tricky since all the document would likely be affected by the selection. However, you can rotate page in Word in a different way. For instance, you can choose to rotate in Word of a single page through page set up dialog.

Change Default Orientation in Word 2010

As a long-time user of Microsoft Word, I have adjusted my usage habits to accommodate the default settings in the program. I work with Word and other Office programs on a lot of different computers, most of which have default settings, so it is in my best interest to be able to troubleshoot problems coming from that configuration. But if your situation dictates that your efficiency and enjoyment would be improved by changing some default settings, then you can follow the steps below to do just that.

Step 1: Launch Microsoft Word 2010.

Step 2: Click the Page Layout tab at the top of the window.

Step 3: Click the Page Setup button at the bottom-right corner of the Page Setup section of the ribbon at the top of the window.

Step 4: Click the Landscape option under the orientation section at the center of the window.

Step 5: Click the Set as default button at the bottom of the window.

Microsoft Word Landscape And Portrait Pages

Step 6: Click the Yes button on the pop-up window to confirm that you want to make a change to the default template.

To confirm that the setting has been applied, you can now close Word 2010 without saving the document. Re-launch the program, and your new document should be in the landscape orientation. If you want to return to the Portrait orientation as your default setting in the future, then you will need to follow the steps above, but choose the Portrait option in Step 4 instead.

Microsoft Word Change 1 Page To Landscape Mac

Did you know that you can also change the default file format that Word 2010 will use when you create a new document? You can follow the instructions in this article to learn how to do just that.

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This Word tutorial explains how to change the page orientation of a document to landscape in Word 2011 for Mac (with screenshots and step-by-step instructions).

See solution in other versions of Word:

Question: In Word 2011 for Mac, how do I change the page orientation to landscape?

Answer:Select the Layout tab in the toolbar at the top of the screen. Then in the Page Setup group, click on the Orientation button. Select Landscape from the popup menu.

Now your Word document should be formatted as landscape.