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Change Margins

  • On the Format menu, select Page.

    Page from Format Menu

    On the Page tab, under the Margins section, set the desired margins on top, bottom, left, and right by clicking on the up and down arrows.

    Page Tab

    Click OK

Headers & Footers

Insert Header

  • Go to the Format menu, select Page.

    Page Properties

    Under the Header tab, check the Header On box.

    Header Tab

    Click OK

    Once the box appears, you can type in text and format as desired.

    Header Box

Insert Footer

  • Go to the Format menu, select Page.

    Page Properties

    Under the Footer tab, check the Footer On box.

    Footer Tab

    Click OK

    Once the box appears, you can type in text and format as desired.

    Header Box

Page Numbers

  • Select the desired position of the page number. Note that if you want it in the header/footer, be sure those are checked on.

    Once you have the desired position, on the Insert menu, select Fields, then Page Number.

    Insert Menu

    Once you have the page number inserted, you can justify it by selecting it and clicking on the desired justification.

    Justify Page Number

Print Preview

  • Select the document you want to preview.

    Choose File - Page Preview.

    Page Preview

    Use the icons on the object bar to zoom in or out.

    Zoom In/Out

    Use the arrow keys or object bar icons to scroll through the pages of the document and check how they will appear in print.

Printing Documents

There are three ways to print a document:

  • Using the shortcut keys, press (Ctrl)(P).
  • Click the Print File Directly icon.

  • Print File Directly icon
  • Go to the File Menu and select Print.

    Print from File Menu
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