In this article, you will learn how to change the page orientation and page margins in Microsoft Word. Word offers a variety of page layout and formatting options that affect the how content appears on the page. You can customize the page orientation and page margins depending on how you want your documents to appear.


To Change Page Orientation:

1. Select the Page Layout tab.

2. Click the Orientation command in the Page Setup group.

3. Click either Portrait or Landscape to change the page orientation.


To format page margins:

1. Select the Page Layout tab.

2. Click the Margins command. A menu of option appears. Normal is selected by default. 

3. Click the predefined margin size you want. 

To use custom margins:

1. From the Page Layout tab, click Margins. 

2. Select Customs Margins. This will take you to the Page Setup dialog box.

3. Adjust the margin sizes for each side of the page, then click OK.