# orient

## Purpose

Hardcopy paper orientation.

## Synopsis

    orient
    orient portrait
    orient landscape
    orient tall

## Description

`orient` sets the `PaperOrientation` and `PaperPosition` properties of the current figure window. `orient`, by itself, returns a string with the current paper orientation, either `portrait`, `landscape`, or `tall`:

`portrait` orientation means that the paper is held with the largest dimension up and down (default).

`landscape` orientation means that the largest dimension is left to right.

`tall` orientation means that the figure maps to the whole page in portrait orientation.

`orient` `portrait` returns to the default portrait orientation with the figure window occupying a rectangle with aspect ratio 4/3 in the middle of the page.

`orient` `landscape` generates the output for subsequent print operations from the current figure window in full page landscape orientation.

`orient` `tall` causes the figure window to map to the whole page in portrait orientation.

## See Also

`print`

`PaperOrientation` and `PaperPosition` properties of `figure` objects

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