[Stefan Blom]

Did you choose "Whole document" for "Apply to" in the Columns dialog
box? By default, Word selects "This section."

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Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP


"Ted Anderson" wrote in message
...
I tried this suggestion, but I still get the same error message.

Note that I can select File Page Setup... and then click OK without
making
any changes and I get that message.


"Stefan Blom" wrote in message
...
Click Format | Columns, and choose the "One" option (even if it
already
appears to be selected). Click OK.

--
Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP


"Ted Anderson" wrote in message
...
I have a large document with many sections. When I try to set the
margins
for any section or for the whole document from the Page Setup
dialog,
I get
the following message:

"Teh settings you chose for the left and right margins, column
spacing, or
paragraph indents are too larger for the page width in some
sections."

I get this message no matter what settings I specify or what
section I
try
to apply them to.

I can set the page margins manually by dragging the handles in the
toolbar,
but I have to do that for each section in the document. I want to
set
the
same margins for the entire document.