Changing Text Wrap

By default, TextEdit wraps lines of text based on the width of the window. If you change the width of the window, the lines of text get shorter or longer. If you widen the window, the text gets smaller. When you print the document, TextEdit reduces the font size of the text to match the printed document to what you see on the screen, which might not be the results you want to achieve. To avoid this, you can change the text to wrap to the paper size. TextEdit uses the paper size and orientation you set in Page Setup, to determine the point in which the text line wraps.

Change Text Wrap

Click the Format menu, and then click Wrap ...

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