How to set the margins in Microsoft Word, Excel, WordPad, Google Docs, and OpenOffice Writer

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When you need to cut the number of pages in a document, you may need to adjust or change the margins.
The quantity of text that is displayed on each page can be increased by reducing the margin size.
The amount of text that appears on a page may reduce if the margins are made larger, but the readability may increase.

Read below to learn how to adjust or change the document margins in the software you’re using.

Setting margins in most software programs

Any document’s margins may often be changed by modifying its attributes, page properties, or page layout.
Here are some more detailed instructions on how to change the margins in your software.

Changing the margins in Excel and Word

Word and Excel 2007 and newer

  1. Click the Layout or Page Layout tab in the Ribbon bar, then select the Margins menu item.
  2. To determine the margins you wish the document to have, either choose one of the preset margin options or choose Custom Margins.
  3. In order to establish the chosen margins, click the Ok button.

Word and Excel 2003 and older versions

  1. Click Page Setup from the File menu.
  2. Enter the appropriate margin lengths under the headline Margins or use the arrow buttons next to each margin to enlarge or reduce the margins.
  3. In order to establish the chosen margins, click the Ok button.

Margin settings for Google Docs

The procedures listed below can be used to set margins in Google Docs.

  1. Launch the Google Docs file.
  2. Click on File, followed by Page setup.
  3. You may modify the Top, Bottom, Left, and Right margins in the Page Setup box.
  4. In order to establish the chosen margins, click the Ok button.

Margin settings in WordPad

Use the methods below to set margins in Microsoft WordPad.

  1. Go to File, then choose Page setup.
  2. You may adjust the Left, Right, Top, and Bottom margins in the Page configuration box.
  3. In order to establish the chosen margins, click the Ok button.

Margin adjustments in OpenOffice Writer

Use the methods below to set margins in OpenOffice.org Writer.

  1. Click Page from the Format menu.
  2. Enter the required margin lengths in the Margins section of the Page tab, or use the arrow buttons next to each margin to raise or reduce it.
  3. To set the chosen margins, click Ok.