Margins

Customizing Margins in a Word Document

To Create Custom Margins:

Choose Page Layout tab on the Ribbon. Under Page Layout, choose Margins. A Margin Gallery will appear.
Choose Custom Margins on bottom of the Margin Gallery. A Page Setup dialog box will appear.
Use the spin arrows to increase/ decrease your margin settings for the top, bottom, left, and/or right margins of your document. You may also type your exact margin measurements in the box.
Apply these measurements to the entire document or from this starting point.
Choose OK to apply the margin settings to your document.

Microsoft Word 2013 automatically creates a 1 inch margin. You can adjust these margins setting to fit your needs.

To Set Margins in Word:

Place cursor anywhere in document
Choose Page Layout tab on the Ribbon. Under Page Layout, choose Margins. A Margin Gallery will appear.
Choose a margin setting, and Word will apply the new margin setting to your document.