WORD PROCESSING TIPS – MARGINS, PAPER SIZE, LINE SPACING

The following tips are for Word 97-2003 using toolbars and we refer to “the Menu Bar” ; for those of you with Word 2007, then you have a Tab Ribbon Layout (vs toolbars) so go to the Page Layout Tab (3rd) and on that ribbon you will find the page setup & paragraph functions-then follow the steps below..

MARGINS: TO SET/CHANGE: Go to Menu Bar, File, Page Set Up - Choose the “Margin Tab” – Then change your top, bottom, left & right margin. (For preprinted stationary-measure the furthest point & add ¼”) Gutter is routinely left at “0”; and header and footer is routinely set at half of what the top & bottom margin measurement is

PAPER SIZE, TO CHANGE: Go to Menu Bar, File, Page Setup, Choose the “Paper Layout Tab” & make your changes: Portrait or Landscape; Paper Size/style, etc.

TO CHANGE LINE SPACING:

• Select (highlight) text/list you want to change line spacing for
• Click on Format on Menu Bar-Click on “Paragraph”
• Dialog Box will appear
• Choose Line Spacing
• Choosing Multiple allows you to set spacing less than or more than single space (1), such as .9 or 1.3
• Be sure Spacing Before & After Is set at “0” (to left of line spacing)