Formatting Your Paper in Microsoft Word
1. Add header:
If none of the standard margins are what you want, set your own.
1) Click Layout > Margins > Custom Margins.
2) In Page Setup, under Margins, enter the values you want.
Note: If you want the new margins to be the default every time you open Word, click Margins > Custom Margins. In Page Setup, on the Margins tab, click Set As Default.
2. Add page number:
1) Choose Insert > Page Number
2) Choose a location, such as Top of Page or Bottom of Page, and then pick a style in the gallery.
3) When you are done, choose Close Header and Footer. or double-click anywhere outside the header and footer area.
Tip: Word automatically numbers every page, but you can change that if you want to. For example, if you don't want the page number to appear on the first page of your document, double-click or double-tap near the top or bottom of a page to open the Header & Footer Tools Design tab, and select Different First Page. For more options, choose Insert > Page Number > Format Page Numbers.
1. Click Layout > Margins
2. Choose any of the other options in the Margins gallery to change margins, each one shows the margin measurements.
3. Create custom margins:
If none of the standard margins are what you want, set your own.
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Click Layout > Margins > Custom Margins.
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In Page Setup, under Margins, enter the values you want.
Note: If you want the new margins to be the default every time you open Word, click Margins > Custom Margins. In Page Setup, on the Margins tab, click Set As Default.
1. Select the paragraphs you want to change;
Tip: If you decide you want to change line spacing for the entire document, and not just specific paragraphs, press Ctrl+A. That combination of keys selects all text in your document.
2. Choose Home > Line and Paragraph Spacing
3. Choose the number of line spaces you want or choose Line Spacing Options at the bottom of the menu, and then select the options you want in the Paragraph dialog box under Spacing.
If you want to change the spacing before or after the selected paragraphs, in the Before or After box and enter the amount of space that you want.
Note: To learn more about these settings, see Adjust indents and spacing.