HOW TO SET UP DOCUMENT PAGE LAYOUT (YOUR DOCUMENT PRODUCE THE FIRST IMPRESSION)

It is good to know that your document produce the first impression to the reader

Before anyone reads a word. The paper size, color, and borders give the reader an overall sense of the document's theme and quality. Margins, the text layout, and perhaps a watermark send further visual clues. Making the right choices about your document setup helps you send the right message to your readers.

Assuming you're working on an invitation or letter application; using a smaller, classy (having qualities that make some or something special and attractive) paper size and adding a subtle border lets your recipients know right away that they're in for a sophisticated event.

In this article you'll learn how to set and change all the page layout features that people notice first, starting with paper size, orientation, and margins. You'll also learn how to adjust margins and make changes to the headers and footers. Finally, you'll learn how to work with multiple columns.

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Choosing Layout and Paper Size

When you edit a document in Word, what you see on your computer screen looks almost exactly like the final printed page. To get that correct preview, Word needs to know some details about the paper you're using, like the page size and orientation. You have two different ways to change the page settings: using the Page Layout tab

Changing Paper Size

To quickly change your page size to a standard international sizes like A3 and A4 and other like; letter, legal, or executive, the Page Layout (Page Setup) → Size menu is the way to go with one quick click, you change your document's paper size. Note: If there's text in your document, Microsoft Word reshapes it to fit the page. Take for instance you change a ten-page document from letter size to A4 paper-size. Word spreads out your text or fit in text to the paper size you choose, and you'll have fewer pages overall. Vise versa.

The Size menu, like many Word 2007 menus, uses icons as well as text to give you quick visual cues (mood). Your choices include Letter (8.5" × 11"), legal (8.5" × 14"), and more. If you're using standard-size paper (including standard global sizes like A3 and A4),you can click one of these decisions, and you're finished.