Page setup in Word

[cspgsl]

Sorry for the multiple posts however everything has hit me at once.
I have a Word document that is set in portrait mode. I have a page that must be in the landscape mode due to the size of the table I wish to insert. When I try and change the page to landscape by setting the cursor at the start of the page and setting "Apply to: this section" Word changes the entire file to landscape. When I set it to "this point forward" the remainder of the document changes to landscape and inserts a blank page before the one page that I want set to landscape. I can change the balance of the document back to portrait and leave the landscape page but I still have the blank page. When I try to delete it the landscape page takes its place and reverts to portrait. Highlighting the page I want landscape brings up the option "selected text" but it doesn't make any difference.
Many thanks to all.

 

[cspgsl]

OK, I did a work around on this one, but there must be an easier way. I placed the cursor to the right of the first character on the page (in the page title which was not part of the table) highlighted the table and then clicked on "selected text". The blank page was created with the single character on it and the landscape page was fine. I replaced the missing character on the landscape page and then went to the end of the page before the blank one and hit delete. The blank page dissapeared and the remaining character was at the bottom of the page. I deleted it and everything was fine. Like I say, there must be a real way of doing this.
Thanks again

 

[jancebk]

The problem is you are starting on the page you want to change (which ends up giving you an extra blank page), and you need to start on the previous page...

Starting on the page before you want the document to change to landscape:
1. Go to Insert, Break & choose Page Break & section Break of Next Page.
2. Your cursor should now be on the page you want "landscaped".
3. Use File Page Setup to set it to Landscape & Apply to "this section ".
4. Your page will now be landscaped.
5. With your cursor starting on your newly landscaped page, repeat steps 1 - 3 to set the remainder of the document back to portrait.

Hope this helps!

PS - I usually turn on my Show/hide button during this activity; it helps me see where the breaks are inserted.

 

[PeterMoran]

Hi,

I find it is good practice to always insert both required section breaks, before AND after the page or pages you want to be landscape, before you change the format of any of the pages. Then you just set section 2, the landscape page, to be landscape and the remainder of the document is unaffected.

Peter Moran
Two heads are always better than one!!