You can also click and drag margins in Word.
Small changes to margins do not necessarily cause text to move; there are
other factors that come into play - widow/orphan control for example.
Without more information it is impossible to say what may have happened in
your case, but some experimentation may be needed - for example, moving the
right margin just enough to squeeze an extra word on the right line can
sometimes have a dramatc effect.
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Enjoy,
Tony
www.WordArticles.com
"MaryL" -OUT-THE-LITTER wrote in message
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I want to change the bottom margin so I can eliminate the last page of a
document that contains just a few lines of text. This should be a very
simple procedure, but I have been completely unsuccessful after several
attempts. I am using Office 2007 (Compatibility Mode) and Vista Home
Premium. If I go to Page LayoutMarginsCustom Margins, and change the
bottom to .75" instead of the default 1" (then click on "OK"), the entire
document remains exactly the same. There are no changes in page breaks,
lines on a page, etc.
Can someone explain what is going on and how I can produce this simple
change? In WordPerfect, I can view the margin guidelines and simply
"grab" them to move. However, I cannot locate a similar feature in Word.
Thanks,
MaryL