On the Home tab, go to little arrow to the right of Paragraph and it will
give choice of Indents & Spacing or Line & Page breaks (for widow /orphan).
Or could changing line spacing help you any?
To find new commands in 2007, I found this interactive guide helpful
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/wo...744321033.aspx
"MaryL" wrote:
Yes, I did change the margin for the entire document and not just for a
section or for "this point onward." I even tried reducing the left and
right margins, but that also did not change anything when I set it under
custom margins. I was able to easily change margins if I select one of the
settings that MS supplies, but I can't seem to create my own so I can get
the exact size I want. Even when I select one of the MS settings that
changes the left and right margins, I still have the problem of a few lines
of text flowing to the last page. I really need to be able to change only
the bottom margin for the entire document, but that does not "stick."
Tony's suggestion about widow and orphan setting seems likely, but I cannot
find that.
I am using Office 2007 in Compatibility Mode.
Thanks,
MaryL
"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message
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Are you sure you changed the margin for the entire document and not just a
specific section? See http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Formatting/FitCopy.htm for
other copyfitting methods.
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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org
"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
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