Portrait mode
Term
used to describe a monitor display or printer printout that is taller than it is
wide, much like a picture portrait. By default all programs have the page
orientation and printer pages setup in portrait mode. In the image to
the right, is an example of the printer paper orientation setup through a
printer options in Microsoft Windows. As can be seen in the picture, the top
example is a paper orientation selected as portrait and the bottom is selected
as Landscape.
Also see: Landscape mode, Page orientation, Printer definitions