SAS System Options

ORIENTATION= System Option

Specifies the paper orientation to use when printing to a printer.

Valid in:	configuration file, SAS invocation, OPTIONS statement, SAS System Options window
Category:	Log and procedure output control: ODS Printing
PROC OPTIONS GROUP=	ODSPRINT

Syntax
Syntax Description
Details

Syntax

ORIENTATION=PORTRAIT | LANDSCAPE | REVERSEPORTRAIT | REVERSELANDSCAPE

Syntax Description

PORTRAIT: specifies the paper orientation as portrait. This is the default.
LANDSCAPE: specifies the paper orientation as landscape.
REVERSEPORTRAIT: specifies the paper orientation as reverse portrait to enable printing on paper with prepunched holes. The reverse side of the page is printed upside down.
REVERSELANDSCAPE: specifies the paper orientation as reverse landscape to enable printing on paper with prepunched holes. The reverse side of the page is printed upside down.

Details

Changing the value of this option might result in changes to the values of the portable LINESIZE= and PAGESIZE= system options.

Operating Environment Information: Most SAS system options are initialized with default settings when you invoke SAS. However, the default settings for some SAS system options vary both by operating environment and by site. For details, see the SAS documentation for your operating environment. [cautionend]

For additional information about declaring an ODS printer destination, see ODS statements in SAS Output Delivery System: User's Guide

For additional information about the SAS universal print facility, see Printing with SAS in SAS Language Reference: Concepts.

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