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What exactly is the 'gutter'?
I haven't seen a definition in any WORD help docs of what the 'gutter' refers
to. How is it different from the 'margin' -- e.g., the 'top gutter' v. the 'top margin'? Thanks. |
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What exactly is the 'gutter'?
The gutter is extra space added on opposite sides of facing pages, to allow
for binding in duplex (double-sided) documents. You can accomplish the same thing by selecting "Mirror margins" and making the Inside margin larger, but sometimes using the gutter solves the problem more graphically. I don't have enough experience to say what happens when you choose Top for the gutter position; this refinement was introduced (and explained) in Word 2000, and I've just finally given away my Word 2000 manuals (a mistake I've regretted several times already!). -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Steve_Ray" wrote in message ... I haven't seen a definition in any WORD help docs of what the 'gutter' refers to. How is it different from the 'margin' -- e.g., the 'top gutter' v. the 'top margin'? Thanks. |
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What exactly is the 'gutter'?
The gutter is extra space added on opposite sides of facing pages, to allow
for binding in duplex (double-sided) documents. You can accomplish the same thing by selecting "Mirror margins" and making the Inside margin larger, but sometimes using the gutter solves the problem more graphically. Thanks. It's hard for me to picture the distinction you're making. Maybe if I experiment with both, I'll be able to see the difference more clearly. (I'm guessing that 'gutter' is supposed to be the equivalent of WordPerfect's 'binding width' adjustment, but the fact that WORD also offers 'mirror margins,' which appears to do the same, is confusing.) |
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What exactly is the 'gutter'?
Exactly. "Gutter" (IMO) is for the mathematically challenged. For a
situation when it can be really helpful in visualizing a solution, however, see http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Formatting...etPrinting.htm -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Steve_Ray" wrote in message ... The gutter is extra space added on opposite sides of facing pages, to allow for binding in duplex (double-sided) documents. You can accomplish the same thing by selecting "Mirror margins" and making the Inside margin larger, but sometimes using the gutter solves the problem more graphically. Thanks. It's hard for me to picture the distinction you're making. Maybe if I experiment with both, I'll be able to see the difference more clearly. (I'm guessing that 'gutter' is supposed to be the equivalent of WordPerfect's 'binding width' adjustment, but the fact that WORD also offers 'mirror margins,' which appears to do the same, is confusing.) |
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