Today you will
- split your newsletter into sections
- turn one page sideways into landscape
- put a wide table on that page
Warm-up
Think of one thing in your project that is wider than it is tall, like a rota. Would it fit better on a sideways page?
A section break splits your document into parts. Each part can have its own page settings.
Portrait is a page that is taller than it is wide. It suits most writing.
Landscape is a page turned sideways. It suits wide tables and wide pictures.
Apply to: This section is the setting that changes only the part you are in, not every page.
Example
Your practice newsletter for Harbour Side Snacks keeps its articles in portrait. Only the wide stall roster page goes landscape.
You will make a short practice newsletter with one landscape page. Follow the steps in the box below.
On Windows or Mac, use desktop Word, because Word in the browser cannot add section breaks. On a Chromebook, use Google Docs.
You can paste these lines instead of typing them.
Harbour Side Snacks Newsletter
This week at the harbour
Pop-up stall hours are Friday 4–7pm beside the pier. Bring cash or Revolut.
Rows for your roster table:
| Day | Location | Open | Close | Lead | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri | Pier | 16:00 | 19:00 | Aoife | Cash + Revolut |
| Sat | Harbour car park | 11:00 | 16:00 | Ciarán | Card reader charged |
| Sun | Pier | 12:00 | 17:00 | Megan | Extra napkins |
If every page flips, just undo and try again.
Common issues
- Every page went landscape. Undo, check you added a section break, then choose Apply to: This section.
- Nothing changed. You added a plain page break. Delete it and add a section break instead.
- The table is still squashed. Drag the column borders wider, or make the table text a little smaller.
- Desktop Word will not open on a Chromebook. That is normal. Use Google Docs today.
Independent Practice
- Open your newest newsletter file in {{code:sm1}}. Its name starts with {{code:sm1_doc2_newsletter}}. On Windows or Mac, open it in desktop Word.
- Click after your last portrait page and add a next-page section break. Then set this new section to landscape.
- Add a short title and a table with five or more columns of project information.
- Add another section break after the table and set it back to portrait.
- Save the file as {{code:sm1_doc2_newsletter_v2}}.
If you have no newsletter yet, make a one-page starter and save it as {{code:sm1_doc2_newsletter_v1}} first.
- My file is saved as {{code:sm1_doc2_newsletter_v2}}.
- Only the table page is landscape.
- My table has five or more columns.
- The title shows why the page is landscape.
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