Custom Margins

You can reduce the margins to fit more text on the page, or expand them to create a custom design for letterhead or a publication.

To set margins, click Print Preview (File menu) or Page Layout (View menu), and then drag the gray margin boundaries on the horizontal and vertical rulers.

Having trouble getting a grip on the margin boundary?   When you drag the left margin, it’s easy to grab the indent markers by mistake. Make sure the pointer is a double-headed arrow before you start dragging. Need to set margins precisely?   Click Page Setup (File menu). On the Margins tab, select the options you want.

Fix Awkward Page Breaks

Insert a manual page break   Click Break (Insert menu).

Prevent page breaks in the middle of a paragraph   Select the paragraph, and then click Paragraph (Format menu). On the Line and Page Breaks tab, select the Keep lines together check box.