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Brandon KellyBrandon Kelly

Where is Page Setup?Where is Page Setup?

Page Setup can be Page Setup can be found within the found within the confines of confines of Microsoft Word; a Microsoft Word; a word processing word processing application application

How do you access Page How do you access Page Setup?Setup?

To access Page To access Page Setup, you must Setup, you must open MS Word. open MS Word. Next, simply click Next, simply click on File, then Page on File, then Page Setup itself.Setup itself.

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What are Page Setup’s What are Page Setup’s features?features?

Page Setup has Page Setup has several main several main features that can features that can be used to change be used to change certain aspects of a certain aspects of a Word Document. Word Document. These features These features include: margins, include: margins, paper, and layout.paper, and layout.

Using Page Setup: MarginsUsing Page Setup: MarginsThe margins feature allows The margins feature allows a user to adjust the size of a user to adjust the size of margins, as well as change margins, as well as change the orientation of the the orientation of the document. document.

The Page section is used to The Page section is used to alter how the document’s alter how the document’s pages are arranged; pages are arranged; Preview allows the user to Preview allows the user to set any changes to the set any changes to the whole document, or from a whole document, or from a certain point on. certain point on.

Using Page Setup: PaperUsing Page Setup: Paper

The Paper feature sets the The Paper feature sets the document to the desired document to the desired size; for example, 8.5 size; for example, 8.5 x11inches. x11inches.

The Paper Source section The Paper Source section lets the user decide where lets the user decide where the Word document will print the Word document will print from; different pages can from; different pages can print from different sources.print from different sources.

Using Page Setup: Paper Using Page Setup: Paper (cont)(cont)

There is also a There is also a Print Options Print Options button, which lets button, which lets someone adjust someone adjust various printing various printing options of a MS options of a MS Word document.Word document.

Using Page Setup: LayoutUsing Page Setup: Layout

The Layout feature The Layout feature allows a person to allows a person to adjust settings for adjust settings for three main aspects three main aspects of a document: of a document: section break types, section break types, header/footer page header/footer page settings, and page settings, and page alignment. alignment.

Using Page Setup: Layout Using Page Setup: Layout (cont)(cont)

Also, the Layout Also, the Layout feature allows a user feature allows a user to add line to add line numbering, along numbering, along with adjusting it to with adjusting it to preferences.preferences.

Users can adjust Users can adjust page borders and page borders and shading as wellshading as well

In SummaryIn Summary

Page Setup is part of the word Page Setup is part of the word processing application called Microsoft processing application called Microsoft Word.Word.

The three main features included are The three main features included are margins, paper, and layout.margins, paper, and layout.

Each primary feature contains options to Each primary feature contains options to adjust or change settings to a documentadjust or change settings to a document