Setup Page

Microsoft® Word provides a number of optional settings to change the appearance of a printed page (change margins, adjust orientation, add headers and footers and modify other features). Before a document is printed, you should always ensure that the page is set up correctly to save paper and time.

To change the page setup:

  1. Select the Page Layout tab.
  2. Make the appropriate changes. In the Page Setup group, you may change the:

    Margins – set the margins of the document.

    Orientation – set the page to be portrait or landscape

    Size – determine the size of the paper

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To watch a tutorial video on how to do this, click Play on the video below.

Word Extras:

By clicking on the Page Setup tool, you may also change how the document is arranged vertically on the page, the margins, the paper size, etc.