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Page Orientation
Orientation refers to the layout of paper in which the document gets printed, i.e. Landscape and Portrait. In
portrait, the page is printed length-wise i.e. from top to bottom whereas in landscape the page is printed
width-wise, i.e., from side to side. To set or change the orientation of the page:
Step 1: Select the ‘Page’ option from the ‘Format’ menu. The ‘Page Style: Default’ dialog box appears on the
screen.
Step 2: Select the ‘Page’ tab from the ‘Page Style: Default’ dialog box.
Page
Size Orientation
Preview
Orientation
Margin
Step 3: In the ‘Orientation’ section, click on ‘Landscape’ or ‘Portrait’.
Step 4: Click on the ‘OK’ button.
Margin
Margin is the gap between the edge and beginning of text i.e., the outer boundary of the text in a document
beyond which the contents of the document do not ow. ormally, in a document, the default margins are
0.79” on top and bottom and 0.79” on the left and right.
Left margin: The space between the
text and the left edge of the page is
referred to as the ‘Left margin’.
Right margin: The space between
the text and the right edge of the
page is referred to as the ‘Right
margin’.
Top margin: The space between the
text and the top edge of the page is
referred to as the ‘Top margin’.
Bottom margin: The space between
the text and the bottom edge of the
page is referred to as the ‘Bottom margin’.
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