Change page settings on Google Docs

You can update your page size and margins, or change the page orientation of your Google Doc.

1. On your computer, open a document in Google Docs .
2. In the toolbar, click File Page setup.
3. At the top of the dialog window, select Pages.
4. Go to the setting you want to change:
   • Orientation
   • Paper size
   • Margins
   • Page color
     • Tip: If you are in pageless format,  you can update the background color.
5. Make your changes.
6. Click OK.
   • Tip: You can click Set as defaultto apply these settings to any new documents you create.

1. On your computer, open a document in Google Docs .
2. Highlight the text or image that you want to change the orientation Right clickon the text or image.
3. Select Change page to landscapeor Change page to portrait. 

1. On your computer, open a document in Google Docs .
2. Click where you want to create multiple sections.
3. Go to Insert  Break  Section break.
4. To change the orientation of a section, click File Page setupor  Format   Page orientation .
   1. Set “Apply to” to “This section” if you would like to apply the page orientation to the selected section only. Use “This section forward” if you would like to apply the page orientation to this and all subsequent sections.
   2. Select the orientation to apply.
   3. Click OK

Tips:

• To show where section breaks are in your document, click View   Show section breaks.
• To show page outlines, click View   Show print layout.
• You can also change the orientation for the entire document. Click File    Page setup  Apply to: Whole document.