- Default margins in Word 2010 (and Word 2007) are 1 inch all around. In Word 2003, top and bottom margins were 1 inch high, and lateral margins were 1.25 inches wide.
- To change your document's margins, click on the "Page Layout" tab and click the "Margins" button: select one of the presets from the dropdown menu. • Pick "Normal" to reset your margins to their default.
• "Narrow" dramatically increase the amount of text you can cram per page, but makes your document look a bit "crowded" and busy.
• "Moderate" decreases left and right margins by 25%, allowing for longer lines.
• "Wide" is good for poetry and pamphlets, limitative otherwise (very short lines).
• Using "Mirrored" ensures that the inner margins of a brochure or book are wider, allowing for some flex without having text too close to the inner edges.
• "Office 2003 Default" lets you use these margins with a click (they're wider on the sides).
Tip: press Alt+P to select Page Layout, and type "M" to pull down the margins menu.
- To create or edit your own settings, click on "Custom Margins" at the bottom of the menu.
- Enter values for each margin, optionally set a gutter, change orientation (portrait/landscape), create a mirrored scheme, etc. The "Apply to" dropdown lets you apply these new margins to the complete document (default) or only from the insertion point forward - click "OK" to apply.
- Notice that the Margins dropdown includes at the top a "Last Custom Setting" entry, which allows you to revert to or apply the previous setting you used.
Tip: to show margin lines, click on "File" and choose "Options"; select "Advanced" on the left and scroll to Show document content. Check the "Show text boundaries" checkbox and click "OK". Word now draws dotted borders around your document's margins!
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