Change the margins in your Word document

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Change margins in your document to change the layout and make sure everything fits.

Apply a predefined margin setting

1. Select Layout > Margins.

   

2. Select the margin measurements you want.

   

   Note: If your document contains multiple sections, the new margins apply only to the selected sections.

Create a custom margin

1. Select Layout > Margins.

2. Select Custom Margins.

3. In Margins, use the Up and Down arrows to enter the values you want.

4. Select OK when done.

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