How to Use WPS Paper Orientation on Windows

Use WPS Paper Orientation with 3 how-to topics: set the whole document to portrait, set the whole document to landscape, and make one page landscape while keeping other pages portrait; choose a topic from the index below, with 3 available without membership and 0 membership-related items.

How-to Index

How-to Guide

1. Set the entire document to portrait

Entry point: Page tab → Orientation drop-down menu

1. Open the document you want to edit.
2. Click the Page tab at the top of the window.
3. Click the Orientation drop-down menu.
4. Select Portrait.
5. The document pages will display in portrait mode.

Success Criteria

• UI state: The page is shown in a portrait layout.
• Next actions: You can continue editing, saving, or printing the document.

Tips While Using

• Common mistakes: If you are not working in a WPS Docs document, you may not see this entry.

2. Set the entire document to landscape

Entry point: Page tab → Orientation drop-down menu

1. Open the document you want to edit.
2. Click the Page tab at the top of the window.
3. Click the Orientation drop-down menu.
4. Select Landscape.
5. The entire document will use a landscape page layout.

Success Criteria

• UI state: The page becomes wider and is better suited for wide tables or diagrams.
• Next actions: You can continue adjusting content placement and save the document.

Tips While Using

• Common mistakes: After switching to landscape, page breaks may shift, so review the layout result.

3. Make one page landscape while keeping other pages portrait

Entry point: Insert section breaks, then change orientation in the target section

1. Place the cursor before the target page and insert a section break.
2. Place the cursor after the target page and insert another section break.
3. Click anywhere in the target section.
4. Open the Orientation drop-down menu from the Page tab.
5. Select Landscape so that only that section uses a landscape layout.
6. Check that the pages before and after it remain in portrait mode.

Success Criteria

• UI state: The target page is landscape while the other pages remain portrait.
• Next actions: You can continue editing wide tables, charts, or images on that page.

Tips While Using

• Common mistakes: If the section breaks are not inserted correctly, the orientation change may affect the whole document.
• Environment limits: It is helpful to review section positions and page results in page layout view.