This article explains how to change page orientation in Microsoft Word 365. We included inserting a section break in a previous post, and I promised to follow up by changing the page orientation. There are different reasons why one might need to change the orientation in your documents, and I believe you will be happy to have learned about this.
Once you have inserted your section breaks into your document, you can now modify the page orientation of any of your sections without affecting the layout of the other sections. You can now move your insertion point to a part and change page orientation for one page in Word.
Change Page Orientation in Microsoft Word
Follow the steps below to learn how to change the page to portrait and landscape: Select the Layout tab and click on Orientation in the page section, which will open a menu with two options: “Portrait and Landscape”.
Select Landscape The section you selected earlier should show landscape now, and the rest of your document should remain in portrait format. That is how you modify the layout of your documents. This is a simple example of how you can accomplish sections.
You will discover that sometimes the Word inserts section breaks automatically, without you even knowing it, which happens when you insert columns in your documents. If you select any text in your document and then go to Layout > Columns > Two, Word will automatically create continuous section breaks before and after the selected area. Occasionally, when adding certain formatting features in Word, you may not always be aware that Word is inserting sections for you.
Is it a big deal? If you use section numbers and start to notice randomly that your numbering appears to be a bit off, this could be why. You may have encountered a feature in Word that has added a section break. I always suggest having your Show/Hide enabled so that you can see all formatting marks.
Click on the File tab and then Options.
Click on display options.
Changing the orientation of pages in Word is very beneficial, especially when you are using charts or tables that do not fit in portrait mode. However, you will likely not be using this formatting as frequently as you are numbering sections and pages.
In this article, Let’s explore how to modify table of contents in Microsoft Word 365. You can modify how it appears once you have created and saved a Table of Contents in Word. If you have created an automatic or custom TOC using heading styles, you can modify the table of contents layout using table of contents styles. The TOC styles are created automatically based on heading levels. For example, if you have included 3 heading styles when you created your TOC, Word will create 3 TOC styles that you can modify to alter the format of your table quickly.
Customizing your table of contents will apply your preferences to your current table. If you enjoy what you see, select ok. If not, simply choose Cancel, and all your changes will be forgotten. Your table of contents will remain there.
Modify Table of Contents in Word
Modify a table of contents by modifying or removing tab leaders. Tables of contents are usually displayed with tab leaders (such as dots or periods). To easily modify or remove tab leaders for the whole table of contents: Click the automatic or custom table of contents. Go to the References tab on the Ribbon.
Choose Table of Contents from the Table of Contents group. A drop-down window appears. Select the Custom Table of Contents. A dialog box is shown.
Select a distinct leader or None from the tab leader drop-down menu and click ok.
Tab leader options are displayed in the Table of Contents dialogue box as follows:
Modify TOC styles to modify the format of table of contents entries. To modify a table of contents style: Click on the automatic or custom table of contents. Select the References tab in the Ribbon.
Choose Table of Contents from the Table of Contents group. A drop-down window appears. Choose Custom Table of Contents. A dialog box is shown. Ensure From Template is selected alongside Formats and click Modify.
A window box appears. You can customize the TOC styles in the table of contents. If you have created the table of contents from three heading levels, 3 TOC styles can be modified. These styles are in a hierarchy (TOC is the top level). Click the TOC style you wish to modify and click Modify.
Modify Styles Dialogue Box
The Modify Styles dialogue box appears. Turn off Automatically Update Styles (so users cannot modify the table of contents in the document and alter the formatting throughout the table of contents). It is also advisable to ensure New Documents Based on This Template is not selected so that you don’t alter TOC formatting in the template (typically the Normal template).
You can modify it, such as changing the font size and color. Click Format at the bottom of the dialog box and select Font or Paragraph from the dropdown menu. Continue to click ok to close the dialog boxes. The template is selected in the Table of Contents dialog box below. Formats:
After you click Modify in the Table of Contents dialog box (notice that Format appears on the bottom left and gives Font, Paragraph, and other options), the Style dialog box with TOC styles appears:
After you click Modify in the Style dialog box, the Modify Style dialog box appears:
Change Fonts in a Table of Contents
You can modify the font for each TOC level using the method above. However, if you have used themes in the Word 365 document, the table of content styles should select the font based on the font theme.
The Design tab in the Ribbon is used for Font themes. Apply a font theme in a Word document: Click the Design tab on the Ribbon. Click the Fonts in the Document Formatting group. A drop-down window appears. Select a Font theme.
When you first create a Word document, it’s advisable to select a font theme or document theme with the font theme you desire. If users manually alter the font, this overturns the theme.
Change Indents and Spacing in Table of Contents
You can modify the indents and spacing in TOC styles. Indents and spacing (above and below) are a paragraph. To modify the indents and spacing in a table of content style: Click the automatic or custom table of contents. Select the References tab in the Ribbon. Select Table of Contents from the Table of Contents group. A drop-down window appears.
Select a Custom Table of Contents. A dialog box is shown. Ensure From Template is included in the Formats. Click Modify. A dialog box is shown. Click the TOC style you wish to modify. Click Modify. The Modify Styles dialog box displays. Ensure Automatically Update is not checked.
Click Format at the top of the dialog box. A drop-down window appears. Select Paragraph. The Paragraph dialogue box appears.
Enter the desired indents (usually inches or centimeters, based on your measurement system). It is shared here to alter the left indent. Enter values in the Prior and After areas below Spacing (in points). Continue to click OK to close the dialog boxes.
The Paragraph dialog box opens up when you click Format and choose Paragraph in the Modify Styles dialog box as follows:
Several other options, such as tabs and borders, are worth exploring in the Format menu in the Modify Styles dialog box.
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In this blog, we will teach you how to add page numbers to footers in Word 365. If you are working with a table of contents in Word and decide to modify something like page numbers, the header and footer areas are the last places that most people will look. If you do not use them, it will be very easy to get confused.
The automatic table of contents feature in Word is not always intuitive, especially if you are unfamiliar with Word features and documents. I suppose you have used Word’s automatic table of contents, as I have. In that case, you know that contents such as the names of chapters and page numbers are removed from your document headings and are automatically updated when you click Update Table.
It is clear that changing the appearance of page numbers is not intuitive at first. In conclusion, you want to insert page numbers, which is your little helper, so you will remember where to go to customize your page numbers in the Table of Contents or the header or footer. You go to the Insert tab.
Add Page Numbers to Footers in Word
Let’s get to it, shall we? We will begin by adding page numbers to your footer. Follow the steps below to learn how to add page numbers to footers in Word.
Click on the Insert tab and look for the Header & Footer group section. There, click on Page Number. This should open a menu with various options to insert page numbers into your document. Click the bottom of the page. Now, choose Plain Number 2 to insert a page number in the center of your footer area.
Your Word page numbers may still not be formatted the way you desire. They may appear as different format numbers. To customize the number by section, you must go to each section and explain how to format your page numbers.
Let us assume that you have already created section breaks in your document. If necessary, you can use the navigation to command your documents by section. Go to the Editing group in your Home tab, click Find, then Go To, or use the shortcut CTRL + G.
This will open the “Find and Replace” window.
Once in the Go to What pane, click on Section and then click Next to navigate your document by section. Finally, we are ready to format your page numbers.
Format Page Numbers in Word 365
In the Header & Footer group section, click on Page Number. Click on Format Page Numbers from the menu to open the “Page Number Format” window.
Select Roman numeral format. Select Start at and click ok.
Return to your table of contents, choose Update Table | Update page numbers only, and click OK. I hope this has cleared up some of the issues with page numbering for you.
