Every time you open a new document in MS Word, the page begins loading with a set size and margin. This default template is designed as per a page size equivalent to a standard sheet of paper. In the United States, that’s 8-1/2-by-11 inches. In Europe, the A4 size is used.
If you change the default page margin and size every time you create a new document, then you are just wasting your time. If there is a set margin and size that you change to all the time, making that the default one makes more sense. Well, not only that, but, if you want, you can create a custom template for all pages in your document, for a specific page, and for a specific section. There’s a lot to the software than just typing words. Anyway, without making this tutorial lengthy or tremendously detailed, let’s get to work.
Here’s how you can change the default margin of a page in MS Word 2016.
- Open MS Word.
- Open an existing document or create a new one. It doesn’t matter which one it is as long as you can access the required menus.
- Click the Layout tab at the top.
- In the Layout section, click Margins option. You will see many settings to choose from the drop-down menu.
- Click Custom Margins at the bottom.
- Enter the required measurements on Top, Down, Left, and Right input fields.
- Click Set as Default at the bottom left corner.
- Click Yes on the pop-up that appears for confirming the newly made changes.
You have successfully changed the default margin of a page in MS Word.
Here’s how you can change the default size of a page in MS Word 2016.
- Follow steps 1 to 3 just like mentioned above.
- Now, instead of clicking Margins, click Size.
- Click More Paper Sizes.
- Select one from the given templates or create one of your own by entering the required measurements.
- Click Set as Default at the bottom left corner.
- Click Yes on the pop-up that appears to confirm the newly made changes.
You have successfully changed the default size of a page in MS Word.
From now on, whenever you create a new document in MS Word, it will be created with the new measurements.