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I'm trying to change the second page of my document from portrait to landscape orientation without affecting the rest.

I found this question but none of the referenced tips work because they were from Libreoffice 4 and I'm on 7.0.4.2. I've been trying things for a good 15 minutes and am out of inspiration/luck. Any help is appreciated! Also, I'm on Linux if that makes a difference.

belkarx
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The following steps were tested with LO 6.4.7.2 Linux Mint), 7.0.4.2 (Windows) and 7.1 (Windows):

  1. Put the cursor at the end of page 1 (!).
  2. Menu "Insert" -> "More breaks" -> "Manual Break..."
  3. Type: "Page break"; Style: "Landscape"; -> "OK".
  4. Put the cursor at the end of page 2 (which should be in landscape orientation);
  5. Repeat step 2;
  6. Repeat step 3, select Style "Default Style" instead of landscape.

Now, You should have a document of at least three pages, with only page 2 in landscape orientation. Finally, move the content from the previous page 2 (now page 4) to the new page 2, and the content from the following page to page 3.

Screenshot from LO 6.4.7.2 on Linux:

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tohuwawohu
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  • Thanks for the response, but it doesn't look like I have "More breaks" in my insert menu – belkarx Oct 02 '22 at 22:08
  • I can't edit my previous comment but here's the menu I see when my cursor is at the end of the first page: https://imgur.com/a/Ufkx2XO – belkarx Oct 02 '22 at 22:30
  • @belkarx: Sorry, i can't explain this. The screenshot above shows the menu entry from 6.4 on Linux, it's the same on LO 7. – tohuwawohu Oct 03 '22 at 08:44
  • Realized my issue; I was using Libreoffice Draw which is kind of (https://superuser.com/questions/1259704/how-can-i-open-pdf-files-in-libreoffice-writer-rather-than-draw) the only software that can open PDFs and I think your answer is for LO Writer? – belkarx Oct 03 '22 at 17:56
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    Yes, i assumed you're talking about a odt (text) file - sorry! To rotate a single page of a PDF file, you may use a tool like PDFShuffler / PDFArranger which is most likely part of your linux distribution. – tohuwawohu Oct 03 '22 at 19:44