How To Change Margin Size In Word

In that location are three unlike ways to adapt page margins in Microsoft Give-and-take:

Adjust page margins with the ruler
Use preset margins
Create custom margins

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The images below are from Word in Microsoft 365. The steps are the same in Word 2019, Discussion 2016, Give-and-take 2013, and Word 2010. Withal, your interface may wait slightly dissimilar in those older versions of the software.

Conform Page Margins with the Ruler

This method is but recommended for short documents. If your document is long or has multiple sections, see the preset and custom margin methods below.

Important annotation: Skip to step iii if your ruler is already visible.

Select the View tab in the ribbon.

View tab in Word 365 — Effigy 1. View tab

Select Ruler in the Evidence group.

Ruler option in Word 365 — Figure 2. Ruler choice

Printing Ctrl + A on your keyboard to select the unabridged document.

Pro Tip: Select All from the Ribbon

Select All in Word 365 — Figure 3. Select All option

Every bit an alternative to Ctrl + A, you can select the entire document from the ribbon:

one. Select the Home tab in the ribbon.

ii. Select the Select push in the Editing group.

3. Select the Select All choice from the drop-down menu.

Hover your cursor over the inner border of the grayness area on the left or correct stop of the horizontal ruler until your cursor becomes a double arrow. (Y'all should see a tooltip that says, "Left margin" or "Right margin.")

Horizontal ruler in Word 365 — Figure four. Horizontal ruler (Cursor enlarged to show detail.)

Slide the double-arrow cursor to the left or right to accommodate the margin.
To adjust the elevation or bottom margins, hover your cursor over the inner border of the gray area of the vertical ruler until your cursor becomes a double pointer. Then, slide the double-arrow cursor upwardly or down to adjust the margin.

Vertical ruler in Word 365 — Effigy 5. Vertical ruler (Cursor enlarged to show detail.)

Should You Adjust Margins with the Ruler Marker?

Ruler marker in Word 365 — Figure 6. Ruler marker

The square ruler marking in the horizontal ruler can be used to movement the left border of the text.

Even so, this technique indents your text; it doesn't conform the margin.

Although the visual effect is the same, creating unnecessary indents can cause problems with other formatting inside longer documents.

The preset method and custom method shown below offer more than precise command over margins.

Use Preset Margins

Important note: Preset margins only bear on your current department. If y'all want to apply a preset to an entire certificate with multiple sections, printing Ctrl + A to select the entire document before performing these steps.