Carys wrote:

I don't know if this is just a preference thing, but the default margins in
Word seem too generous. Does anyone out there have any suggestions for this?
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Carys

What margins are you getting? Modern printed work requires generous
margins (and they look better). Maybe you're used to dense pages? If so,
and you haven't got some problem, it's a matter of becoming used to it.

Tell us what you're getting.