Page Options

The options for the page settings is found under the “Page Layout” tab on the ribbon.

Clicking on the “Margins” button, opens a list with several preset margins.

By default, this is set to “Normal”. This sets a width of 2.5 cm for the top, bottom, left and right margins.

If you reduce your margins there will be more text on your page. Increase your margins and there will be less text on your page.

You can also change the “Orientation”. By default, it is set to “Portrait”.

You can change the “Size”, which is set to A4, by default.

If the format you want, is not in the list, click the “More paper sizes” option, and give the height and width of your paper.

 

If you want to use the “Page Setup” dialog box, as in previous versions of Word, click the downward pointing arrow next to the “Page Setup” group.

In this dialog box, there are three tabs, wherein we can set the margins, orientation, size, and a number of other formatting options.

If you’ve finished entering your settings, click the “OK” button in the dialog box

 

Inserting Page Breaks:

Depending on the margins you have set, Word inserts an automatic page break.

But, we also have the option to add page breaks, manually.

To do this, place the cursor at the location in your document where you want to insert a page break.

Select the “Insert” tab on the ribbon and, then click the “Page Break” button.

This adds a page break at the place where you’ve placed the cursor.

The button View”.

 

To see where you have manually inserted a page break, click the “Show all” button.

This button can be found under the tab “Home” on the ribbon.

To manually insert or remove a page break, select the page break, and press the Delete key on your keyboard.

 

To select a page break, place the cursor on the page break, and when it changes to a white arrow, click the left mouse button.

 

Numbered lists:

There are two ways to add numbered lists to our document.The first way is by typing the number 1, followed by a period and space.
This is due to the settings in the AutoCorrect options.

If you want to disable this option, click the AutoCorrect Options button.

And select “Undo Automatic numbering”.

If you do not want to use this feature in the future, select the “Stop Automatically creating numbered lists” option.

Or, click “AutoCorrect Options”.
This opens the “AutoCorrect” dialog box, where the “AutoFormat As You Type” is selected.

Un-check the “Automatic numbered lists” check box.

 

A second way is by making use of the “Numbering” button under the “Home” tab on the ribbon.

By clicking on this button, you add the number 1 to your document.

Enter the various items from your list, by pressing the Enter key on your keyboard.

Press the Enter key twice if you want the numbering, off

 

To set a different type of numbering, click the downward pointing arrow next to the “Numbering” button.

This opens a menu from which we can select a different type of numbering or change the numbering, of which, we shall talk more about, later.

 

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