How to Create Google Documents With a Landscape Orientation

Earlier today on Twitter I answered a fairly common questions about Google Documents. That question is, "can you create a document with a landscape layout?" The answer is yes. In fact, I used the landscape option when I created this chart to compare the features of popular backchannel tools.

To create a Google Document with a landscape orientation select "Page setup" from the "File" drop-down menu. In the "page setup" menu you can also adjust the default layout settings for your Google Documents. I have included screenshots of the process below. (Click the images to view them in full size).