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Beginning a Document
Before
typing,
first define
the type of document
you are creating
by setting
your page size and page
setup
options.
Setting uP Your Page
You can create a
document larger than
the printing area.
When you print a
large page, you are
asked if you want to
scale the document or
pffnt it actua/ size.
Select Print Actual
Size; then insert as
many sheets of paper
as required. When
finished, tape the
pages together.
To change your view of
the document
select
Zoom In or Zoom Out
from the View menu.
To change the margins
on an individual page in
your document,
reduce your document
to Scale to Fit from the
View menu and use the
pointer from the
Drawing tools to select
and resize header,
footer, or main body
region.
To select the page size:
1. Open
a new
document.
2. Select
Page
Size from the File menu.
A dialog
box appears.
3. Select
either
Paper,
Envelope,
Label,
or the width
and height
of your
document
if it is not a standard
size.
4. Select
Page
Layout,
either
portrait
(vertical)
or landscape
(horizontal).
5. Click on Apply;
then
click on Close.
The dialog
box closes, andyour
document
outline
will be represented
by a rectangle
with dotted
borders.
2.
3.
set up the page:
Select
the document
for which
you want
to change
the page
setup.
(Place
the insertion
point
anywhere
in that document.)
Select
Page
Setup
from the File menu.
A dialog
box appears.
Fill in the dialog
box, making
the selections
you want:
•
Starting
Page
Numlmr.
You can start your document
on a page
other
than 1: If you_have
several
sections
in the same
document,
you
can save
them separately
and still have consecutive
page numbering.
•
Columms.
Select
the number
of columns
in the document.
See
Mana_ng
Columns
on page
29.
•
Spacing.
If you have more
than one column,
select
the distance
between
columns.
Spacing
is the same
between
all columns.
By
default,
this setting
is 0.125
inches.
•
Rule
Width.
If you have
more
than one column,
you may want to
draw
a vertical
line (rule)
in between
and then select
the width
of
that line. By default,
this setting
is 0 points,or
no rule.
.
•
Master
Pages.
Select
your layout: either
a single
page
(one)
or facing
pages
(two).
By default,
this setting
is one master
page.
See Using
Master
Pages
to Design
Documents
on page 36.
•
Margim_.
By default,
the margins
are 1 inch. You can change
the
margins
for an individual
page
in your document
(see side note).
Click on Apply;
then
click on Close.
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