Hi, Just started using the program. I have a document with lots of words and so I would like to make the border closer to the edge of the paper than 1/2" which is what I get with the narrow selection. How can I? When I first imported it it showed an automatic selection and I made the mistake of changing it to narrow and now I cannot find automatic.
Thanks Al
AFAIK there is not an automatic margin size, are you thinking of Word?
White space improves readability, it is a mistake to reduce it too far. Margin space, line spacing and paragraph spacing help the reader concentrate on the content.
If you really do need to to squeeze everything into one page then these might or might not help:
- Serif fonts like Liberation Serif or times New Roman typically allow more words per line compared with sans serif fonts
- Sometimes having two columns can reduce space, especially if there are a lot of paragraphs. It also improves readability by reducing the number of words per line, a max of around 15 words per line is recommended.
- Edit the text to remove unnecessary adjectives and adverbs.
- Reduce the font size slightly
- Reduce the right margin. Right click on the page and select Page Style Alt + Shift + P. Select the Page tab and under Margins enter the width(s) you desire.
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Thanks Earnest AI. Most appreciated. I was unable to fix the border so I went to 2 pages. The document is a lawful one and I wasn’t sure what I was allowed to do. I use the suggestions you made regularly. Cheers Al