Chapter 13

Page Formatting

IN THIS CHAPTER

Bullet Choosing the page size

Bullet Switching the page orientation

Bullet Setting margins

Bullet Automatically numbering pages

Bullet Changing page numbers

Bullet Creating a new page

Bullet Coloring the page background

Bullet Including a watermark

Word is only mildly interested in the concept of a page. Unlike in the real world, where a page is a physical sheet of paper, Word conjures new pages when needed, pulling them in from the electronic ether. This digital magic makes the concept of a page ethereal. To root things in reality, Word lets you define the page format, which includes the page size, orientation, and margins as well as other page formats and attributes.

Describe That Page

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