How To Change Page Layout and Margins in Google Docs

How To Change Page Layout and Margins in Google Docs

 

Here's how to change page layout (also known as page orientation) from portrait view to landscape view:

STEP 1: Click File
STEP 2: Click Page Setup
STEP 3: Under the bold Orientation header, select the Landscape circle
STEP 4: Click the blue OK button
STEP 5: Click the undo arrow (or COMMAND + Z) to undo (optional)

 

Here's how to change the page margins.

STEP 1: Click File
STEP 2: Click Page Setup
STEP 3: Under the bold Margins header, change the margins in the TOP, BOTTOM, LEFT, RIGHT boxes. The default margin number should be 1. 
STEP 4: Click the blue OK button
STEP 5: Click the undo arrow (or COMMAND + Z) to undo (optional)

 

Notes:

  • The undo arrow is located in the header to the right of the printer icon.
  • If you have a Mac, you also can undo an action by clicking 2 keys on your keyboard: command and z

 

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