If your settings are too narrow, Microsoft Word displays the message One or more margins are set outside the printable area of the page. Most printers require a minimum width for margin settings.
Microsoft Word automatically inserts section breaks before and after the text with new margin settings. In the Apply to box, click Selected text. In the Page Setup dialog box, enter new values for the margins.Ĭhange the margins for only a section of a document by selecting the text and entering the new margins in the Page Setup dialog box.
On the Page Layout tab, in the Page Setup group, choose Margins and the Margins gallery appears.Īt the bottom of the Margins gallery, choose Custom Margins.
