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If necessary, clickon the Margins tab. The Margins tab will be displayed.4.
Clickon the up or down arrowsto the right of the Top, Bottom, Left, and Right list boxes to increase or decrease the top, bottom, left, or right margin settings, respectively.5a.
ClickonLandscape. The option will be selected and the document will print along the long edge of the paper.OR
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ClickonPortrait. The option will be selected and the document will print along the short edge of the paper.Selecting a Paper Size
Although Word can work with many sizes of paper, the available selections will depend on the type of printer you use. You change paper size from the Page Setup box you discovered in the previous section.
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Clickon the Paper tab. The Paper tab will come to the front.2.
Clickon the down arrowto the right of the Paper Size list box. A list of available paper sizes will appear.103
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Clickon a paper size. The selected paper size will be highlighted.4.
ClickonOK. The Page Setup dialog box will close.Managing Page Breaks
Word automatically inserts a page break when text fills the page. If you want the page break to be in a different place, you can override the automatic page break by creating your own.
Inserting a Page Break
You can break the page at a shorter position than Word chooses, but you cannot make a page longer.
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Optionally, you can select the tray from which your paper feeds into your printer. This allows you to choose which paper size to use based on the type of paper in each tray.
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Clickthemousein front of the text where you want the new page to begin. The blinking insertion point will appear.2.
ClickonInsert. The Insert menu will appear.3.
ClickonBreak. The Break dialog box will open.4.
ClickonPage break. The option will be selected.5.
ClickonOK. The page break will be inserted.105
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Notice the normal page break location Word would apply.
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A faster way to insert a page break is to follow step 1 and then press Ctrl+Enter.
The text page breaks in the new location.
If you are using Word’s “Normal” view instead of the default “Print Layout” view, you might see the words “Page Break” along with a dotted line where the new page begins.
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Manual page breaks are calledhard page breaks
because, unlike the page breaks that Word inserts, hard page breaks will not move if you delete text above them, adjust the margins, or otherwise change the amount of text on the page.
Deleting a Page Break
Word’s automatic page breaks cannot be deleted, but the hard page breaks that you have inserted manually can be deleted at any time.
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Clickthemouse pointerat the beginning of the text after the page break indication. The blinking insertion point will appear.2.
PresstheBackspace key. The page break will be deleted.The text will automatically readjust to fit on the pages correctly.
Working with
Headers and
Footers
Headers and footers are features used for placing information at the top or bottom of every page of a document. You can place any information in headers and footers: the author of the document, the date of last revision, or a company logo. It’s a good idea to include dates and page numbers as well.
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Creating a Header
or Footer
As you might expect, a header prints at the top of every page, and a footer prints at the bottom.
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ClickonView. The View menu will appear.2.
ClickonHeader and Footer. The Header box will appear along with the Header and Footer toolbar.3.
Typeyourtext. The text will appear in the Header box.4.
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You can apply fonts, sizes, alignments choices, and most other attributes to header or footer text. See Chapter 6, “Formatting a Word Document,” for more information.
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Typeyourtext. The text will appear in the Footer text.Adding the Date,
Time, or Page
Numbering
When either the header or footer box is open, you can add a field for the date and time. Word inserts the current date and time in that field based on the computer’s clock and
calendar settings when you print the document.
The Insert Page Number feature places the correct page number on each page.
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PresstheTab key. The insertion point will jump to the center of the page.2.
Clickon the Insert Date button. The current date will be inserted.109
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PresstheTab key. This will right align the next text you insert.When adding page numbering, Word uses a code that correctly adjusts the page count as your document shrinks or grows. Don’t type in a number instead.
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Clickon the Insert Page Number button. The page number will be inserted.5.
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Optionally, precede inser- tion of the page number- ing with any desired text such as “Page”.
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Optionally, click on the Insert Number of Pages button to insert the total number of pages in the document.
Displaying Non-Printing
Characters
To assist you in editing a document, Word can display some hidden symbols it uses to indicate spaces, tabs, and hard returns (created when you press the Enter key). These symbols do not print, but can be displayed on your screen for your convenience.
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ClicktheShow/Hide ¶ button. The hidden characters will be displayed.Tabs are indicated by arrows.
Paragraph hard returns are displayed with the paragraph symbol.
Spaces are indicated by a dot.