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Margins for Normal Style
I am using Word 2000
I have customized the "normal" style the way I want it except for the margins. How do I change the margins on this style? I like 1" side margins, not 1.25". Aurora |
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Use instead the menu FILE PAGE SETUP to set overall margins.
It is possible to set the indents for a style in FORMAT PARAGRAPH Thus if my Normal style has indents of 1" and my page margins are set at 1.25", my normal paragraphs will actually appear to start at 2.25" from the edge of the page. If I know that the page margins are set at 1.25" I could set the Normal paragrah to have indents set at "minus point 25 inches" (that appears as -0.5") so that they start one inch from the page but I think you will find that using FILE PAGE SETUP is the better way |
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Hello Aurora
Aurora wrote: I am using Word 2000 I have customized the "normal" style the way I want it except for the margins. How do I change the margins on this style? I like 1" side margins, not 1.25". What you ask for is: Format | Style ... chose "Normal" ... Format | Paragraph | Indent. What you really might want to do is: File | Page Setup and change the page margins (left and right). Impossible to decide which would serve you better without knowing a bit more. Greetinx Robert -- /"\ ASCII Ribbon Campaign | MS \ / | MVP X Against HTML | for / \ in e-mail & news | Word |
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I did what you said and it changed the placement the
margin on the page. But when I go into page setup, it still reads side margins of 1.25" If there any way to change this default to 1" on both sides? Aurora -----Original Message----- Use instead the menu FILE PAGE SETUP to set overall margins. It is possible to set the indents for a style in FORMAT PARAGRAPH Thus if my Normal style has indents of 1" and my page margins are set at 1.25", my normal paragraphs will actually appear to start at 2.25" from the edge of the page. If I know that the page margins are set at 1.25" I could set the Normal paragrah to have indents set at "minus point 25 inches" (that appears as -0.5") so that they start one inch from the page but I think you will find that using FILE PAGE SETUP is the better way . |
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I did change the indent. On the page it looks right, but
when I go into the page setup it still reads 1.25" for both side margins. I simply want all of default pages to start with 1" margins on both sides. I don't like having my paper (screen) appear one way and the page setup to tell me something different. I know that somewhere down the line I will screw something up trying to make changes in margins that don't agree. Isn't there a way to change the default to 1" on both sides? Aurora -----Original Message----- Hello Aurora Aurora wrote: I am using Word 2000 I have customized the "normal" style the way I want it except for the margins. How do I change the margins on this style? I like 1" side margins, not 1.25". What you ask for is: Format | Style ... chose "Normal" ... Format | Paragraph | Indent. What you really might want to do is: File | Page Setup and change the page margins (left and right). Impossible to decide which would serve you better without knowing a bit more. Greetinx Robert -- /"\ ASCII Ribbon Campaign | MS \ / | MVP X Against HTML | for / \ in e-mail & news | Word . |
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Don't change the indent. Set the indents to zero (except maybe a first line
indent). Then ignore the indents. To change the margins for the entire document, use ONLY File | Page Setup. Click Default...to save it for new documents. Generally, you would only indent a style to make it different from the rest of the document. For instance, a style for block quotations, which are indented from the rest of the text, would require an indent on both sides. On 5/6/05 11:10 AM, "Aurora" wrote: I did change the indent. On the page it looks right, but when I go into the page setup it still reads 1.25" for both side margins. I simply want all of default pages to start with 1" margins on both sides. I don't like having my paper (screen) appear one way and the page setup to tell me something different. I know that somewhere down the line I will screw something up trying to make changes in margins that don't agree. Isn't there a way to change the default to 1" on both sides? Aurora -----Original Message----- Hello Aurora Aurora wrote: I am using Word 2000 I have customized the "normal" style the way I want it except for the margins. How do I change the margins on this style? I like 1" side margins, not 1.25". What you ask for is: Format | Style ... chose "Normal" ... Format | Paragraph | Indent. What you really might want to do is: File | Page Setup and change the page margins (left and right). Impossible to decide which would serve you better without knowing a bit more. Greetinx Robert -- /"\ ASCII Ribbon Campaign | MS \ / | MVP X Against HTML | for / \ in e-mail & news | Word . |
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There are two issues involved here
1. Page margins This is the base margin setting of the underlying page and is set from file page setup. Change the settings to what you require and click the default button. SAVE NORMAL.DOT when prompted on exit. 2. Paragraph indents You can set the left and right indents (or outdents) of any paragraph style to override the page margin settings for that style. Rather than change the indents for the normal paragraph style which can have knock on effects elsewhere, create an indented paragraph style for use when such a layout is required. Such changes unless saved to normal.dot affect only the current document. Changes saved to normal.dot apply to new documents. If you cannot persuade the changes to stick, open normal.dot directly and make the changes there. -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org Aurora wrote: I did what you said and it changed the placement the margin on the page. But when I go into page setup, it still reads side margins of 1.25" If there any way to change this default to 1" on both sides? Aurora -----Original Message----- Use instead the menu FILE PAGE SETUP to set overall margins. It is possible to set the indents for a style in FORMAT PARAGRAPH Thus if my Normal style has indents of 1" and my page margins are set at 1.25", my normal paragraphs will actually appear to start at 2.25" from the edge of the page. If I know that the page margins are set at 1.25" I could set the Normal paragraph to have indents set at "minus point 25 inches" (that appears as -0.5") so that they start one inch from the page but I think you will find that using FILE PAGE SETUP is the better way . |
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Thank you. When I went back to Page Setup, I saw the
default button. That worked. This exactly what I wanted. Thank you so much. Aurora -----Original Message----- There are two issues involved here 1. Page margins This is the base margin setting of the underlying page and is set from file page setup. Change the settings to what you require and click the default button. SAVE NORMAL.DOT when prompted on exit. 2. Paragraph indents You can set the left and right indents (or outdents) of any paragraph style to override the page margin settings for that style. Rather than change the indents for the normal paragraph style which can have knock on effects elsewhere, create an indented paragraph style for use when such a layout is required. Such changes unless saved to normal.dot affect only the current document. Changes saved to normal.dot apply to new documents. If you cannot persuade the changes to stick, open normal.dot directly and make the changes there. -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org Aurora wrote: I did what you said and it changed the placement the margin on the page. But when I go into page setup, it still reads side margins of 1.25" If there any way to change this default to 1" on both sides? Aurora -----Original Message----- Use instead the menu FILE PAGE SETUP to set overall margins. It is possible to set the indents for a style in FORMAT PARAGRAPH Thus if my Normal style has indents of 1" and my page margins are set at 1.25", my normal paragraphs will actually appear to start at 2.25" from the edge of the page. If I know that the page margins are set at 1.25" I could set the Normal paragraph to have indents set at "minus point 25 inches" (that appears as -0.5") so that they start one inch from the page but I think you will find that using FILE PAGE SETUP is the better way . . |
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You are welcome
-- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org Aurora wrote: Thank you. When I went back to Page Setup, I saw the default button. That worked. This exactly what I wanted. Thank you so much. Aurora -----Original Message----- There are two issues involved here 1. Page margins This is the base margin setting of the underlying page and is set from file page setup. Change the settings to what you require and click the default button. SAVE NORMAL.DOT when prompted on exit. 2. Paragraph indents You can set the left and right indents (or outdents) of any paragraph style to override the page margin settings for that style. Rather than change the indents for the normal paragraph style which can have knock on effects elsewhere, create an indented paragraph style for use when such a layout is required. Such changes unless saved to normal.dot affect only the current document. Changes saved to normal.dot apply to new documents. If you cannot persuade the changes to stick, open normal.dot directly and make the changes there. -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org Aurora wrote: I did what you said and it changed the placement the margin on the page. But when I go into page setup, it still reads side margins of 1.25" If there any way to change this default to 1" on both sides? Aurora -----Original Message----- Use instead the menu FILE PAGE SETUP to set overall margins. It is possible to set the indents for a style in FORMAT PARAGRAPH Thus if my Normal style has indents of 1" and my page margins are set at 1.25", my normal paragraphs will actually appear to start at 2.25" from the edge of the page. If I know that the page margins are set at 1.25" I could set the Normal paragraph to have indents set at "minus point 25 inches" (that appears as -0.5") so that they start one inch from the page but I think you will find that using FILE PAGE SETUP is the better way . . |
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