Quick summary
Changing the page orientation to landscape in Microsoft Excel lets you fit more columns on a printed page, making wide spreadsheets easier to read. You can do this in three quick steps using the Page Layout tab in the Excel ribbon.
Steps
- Launch Microsoft Excel and open the worksheet where you want to change the orientation.
- Go to the Page Layout tab in the ribbon, and in the Page Setup group, click the Orientation dropdown.
- Choose Landscape from the dropdown to change the page orientation.



