So, these are the basic layout settings that we should configure before we start writing. For most of us, the single column design will be appropriate but if someone wants to write an article for a newspaper, then this person might want to use multi-column design. The last thing that we should setup in advance, is the number of columns that our document should have. Page Marginsįor the margins we choose from a set of predefined margins or we can again create our own margins by clicking on “Custom Margins…” – and then entering the value for each margin.
For the orientation we can either choose portrait – which is the default one – or landscape. Step 5: After the new page has been inserted, click the Size option under. Step 4: From the drop down, select Next Page under Section Breaks. Step 3: Select Page Layout from the menu then click the Breaks option under Page Setup. Step 2 : Navigate to the page below which you want to insert A3 page. Page OrientationĪfter choosing the size, we should now set the orientation and the margins. Step 1: Open the Word document for editing. If we cannot find a suitable paper size, we need to click on “More Paper Sizes…” and then we can enter our custom values here. You can also change different page colors for each page, or for only one page. If you can’t find the color you want, click on More Colors. From the palette of colors that appears, click to choose the color you wish to add to the pages. Here in Europe a standard size is “A4”, but if someone lives in the US for example, then this person might want to choose “Letter”. To change page color in Word, go to the Design tab (or Page Layout for Word 2010) and click Page Color in the Page Background group. So, we click on the button called “Size” and then choose our document size. To setup the page layout, we need to go to the “Layout” tab and the first thing that we should choose is the page size. We should always setup the page layout first, so our text structure isn’t changed afterwards.
Another topic we should look at before we start writing, is the page layout and design. In this chapter, you'll learn how to set and change all the page layout features that people notice first, starting with paper size, orientation.