diff --git a/src/gui/Layout.cpp b/src/gui/Layout.cpp
index 537375f9..83c5b4fb 100644
--- a/src/gui/Layout.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/Layout.cpp
@@ -172,9 +172,14 @@ void Layout::layoutPages()
 	
 	Settings* settings = this->view->getControl()->getSettings();
 
-	// obtain rows, cols, paired and layout from view settings
-	this->mapper.configureFromSettings(len, settings);
-
+	if( settings->isPresentationMode() )	//fix some settings for presentation mode
+	{
+		this->mapper.configureForPresentation(len, settings);
+	}
+	else{    // obtain rows, cols, paired and layout from view settings
+		this->mapper.configureFromSettings(len, settings);
+	}
+	
 	// get from mapper (some may have changed to accomodate paired setting etc.)
 	bool isPairedPages = this->mapper.getPairedPages();
 	this->rows = this->mapper.getRows();
diff --git a/src/gui/LayoutMapper.cpp b/src/gui/LayoutMapper.cpp
index 9fa492ef..25cad4de 100644
--- a/src/gui/LayoutMapper.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/LayoutMapper.cpp
@@ -23,8 +23,6 @@ void LayoutMapper::configureFromSettings(int numPages, Settings* settings)
 {
 	XOJ_CHECK_TYPE(LayoutMapper);
 
-	int pages = numPages;
-
 	// get from user settings:
 	bool isPairedPages = settings->isShowPairedPages();
 	int numCols = settings->getViewColumns();
@@ -46,9 +44,25 @@ void LayoutMapper::configureFromSettings(int numPages, Settings* settings)
 	type |= isBottomToTop ? LayoutBitFlags::BottomToTop : 0;
 
 	
-	this->configure(pages, numRows, numCols, fixRows, (LayoutType)type, isPairedPages, pairsOffset);
+	this->configure(numPages, numRows, numCols, fixRows, (LayoutType)type, isPairedPages, pairsOffset);
 }
 
+void LayoutMapper::configureForPresentation(int numPages, Settings* settings)
+{
+	bool isPairedPages = settings->isShowPairedPages();
+	int numCols = 1;
+	int numRows = 1;
+	bool fixRows = false; //i.e. use columns
+	int pairsOffset = settings->getPairsOffset();
+	if (!isPairedPages)
+	{
+		pairsOffset = 0;
+	}
+
+	this->configure(numPages, numRows, numCols, fixRows, Vertical, isPairedPages, pairsOffset);
+}	
+	
+	
 void LayoutMapper::configure(int pages, int numRows, int numCols, bool useRows, LayoutType type, bool isPaired,
 		int firstPageOffset)
 {
diff --git a/src/gui/LayoutMapper.h b/src/gui/LayoutMapper.h
index 987d8cdd..b3d50ea6 100644
--- a/src/gui/LayoutMapper.h
+++ b/src/gui/LayoutMapper.h
@@ -58,6 +58,9 @@ public:
 
 	
 	void configureFromSettings(int numPages, Settings* settings);
+	
+	
+	void configureForPresentation(int numPages, Settings* settings);
 
 	virtual ~LayoutMapper();
 private: