Using Word - Page Setup

The Ribbon: The strip of tools and options at the top of the screen.  The Ribbon is divided into parts, which are labeled on the bottom, Clipboard, Font, Paragraph, Styles, and Editing.  You can change the look of The Ribbon.

Page Layout: The tab on The Ribbon that helps you change the way your page is laid out.  You can use a preset Theme, change the Page Setup, change the Page Background, change page Spacing and Indents of Paragraphs, or Arrange page elements.

Page Setup:  Every time you open a New Page in Word, it opens with the same defaults.  Defaults are the basic settings that come with the package.  You can use Page Setup to change these settings using Margins, Orientation, Size, Columns, Breaks, Line Numbers, Hyphenation, and more.  Click on the little box in the bottom right corner of Page Setup to see the old Page Setup window that you remember from older versions of Word.

Margins:  When you click here, a list of Margin options drops down.  The icons on the right show the edges of the margins using blue lines.  You can change the size of the Top, Bottom, Left and Right Margins by clicking Custom Margins at the bottom of this list.

Orientation:  The way the Page is situated.  Do you want a Portrait (up-and-down) page or a Landscape (long-ways) Orientation for this document?  Most reports and essays you turn in will be Portrait, but you can use Landscape for many things as well, especially if the data is presented longer than it is tall.

Size: We usually use 8.5” x 11” paper, but you can use tons of different sizes, depending on what you are using the document for.

Columns: To break your page up into columns, highlight the text you want to put into columns and click the Columns button under Page Setup.  You can decide between several different styles.

Breaks:  Insert a Page Break if you want to break off the Page.  Place your cursor where you want the break and click Breaks to choose from several different options.