Designing in landscape with Storyboards

Question

Is it possible to design interfaces in landscape with Interface Builder? Others with the same question apparently were able to do so with an arrow at the top right of any selected view, but I see no such arrow. A picture would be helpful. (Note: I am using storyboards, not xibs.)

Solution 1

Select the window in the storyboard, and open its Simulated Metrics property page (upper-right corner, an icon that looks like a shield next to the ruler icon). If the Simulated Metrics group is collapsed, expand it by clicking the black triangle to its left. There you will find an Orientation property; set it to Landscape.

Solution 2

The answer is correct, but I like a visual:

Solution 3

The answers above got me the answer, but I needed another step in Xcode 5. Instead of just clicking on my GLKView, I needed to select the GLKit View Controller property below the view. Then the Orientation appeared in the Attributes Inspector.

Solution 4

For Xcode 8 - Click the View As text at the bottom of the storyboard:

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Comments

[Wojciech Rutkowski]

You should click on black bar below the view, otherwise you will select the UIView instead of UIViewController (or other Controller) - for Xcode 5, 100% scale at least

[Amy]

Remember to expand the Simulated Metrics group. (I've been tripped up in Xcode 5 where it's not immediately obvious a group is collapsed.)

[Brooks Hanes]

You have have Size->"Inferred" AND Orientation->"Landscape" checked in Xcode 5.1.1

[Joe C]

Well I have no trouble finding "Orientation" and "Size" and setting them to "Landscape" and "Inferred". The trouble is that when I do that the storyboard image display doesn't spin or re-proportion itself to the Landscape aspect ratio.

[Jonny]

This is old and not valid anymore. A related function is at bottom of the main IB view.

[Jonny]

This is old and not valid anymore. A related function is at bottom of the main IB view.

[Jonny]

This is old and not valid anymore. A related function is at bottom of the main IB view.