Manual

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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