In Word, each page automatically has a one-inch margin. You can customize or choose predefined margin settings, set margins for facing pages, allow extra margin space to allow for document binding, and change how margins are measured.

Go to Layout or Page Layout > Margins > Custom Margins. Enter new values for the margins. Select OK.

Try it! Change margins in your document to change the layout and make sure everything fits. Apply a predefined margin setting Select Layout > Margins. Select the margin measurements you want.

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The Office apps for mobile devices automatically set a default margin around each page. In Word, you can easily choose a different margin from the gallery, which changes how much white space borders the text or other content in your document.

Training: In this video, find out how to set a default margin for all documents.

Go to Layout or Page Layout > Margins > Custom Margins. Enter new values for the margins. Select OK.

Training: Create a custom margin, set a default margin, and change the margin of your headers and footers in Word 2013.

Use mirror margins to set up facing pages for double-sided documents, such as books or magazines. The margins of the left page are a mirror image of those on the right page. That is, the inside margins are the same width and the outside margins are the same width. Select Layout or Page Layout > Margins > Custom Margins.

Training: This video explains how to insert a cover page that works with mirrored margins. Plus, we'll show you how to fix your page numbers too.