A:AnswerHi Amanda- Thanks for choosing our GE Profile™ Series PVM9179DKWW! Yes, the microwave can be venting to the outside horizontally (back) or vertically (top). We suggest to view the Installation Instruction at the following link for complete details: http://products.geappliances.com/MarketingObjectRetrieval/Dispatcher?RequestType=PDF&Name=49-40769.pdf - Thanks for checking with us. Enjoy! SUE@GEA
A:AnswerHi Jim,
Rest assured that we strive and take pride in the fact that we manufacture high quality appliances that will last. Should you ever have any questions or concerns about your appliances we are more than happy to help as best we can. We hope that this helped! Thank you very much for your question. -Michael