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BETH · 10-31-2012, 10:48 PM

anyone here use it? i am doing a project for friend set the margins but when i go to page 2 the top margin is not the same as the 1st page? can anyone help?

Bindernut · 10-31-2012, 11:12 PM

What version of Word are you using? I think the older versions are still laid out pretty similarly, but here's a screenshot from Word 2007 (I know Word 2010 is the same).

first, make sure your cursor is at the very beginning of your document.
Then, in the File menu go to the Page Setup and the following box should pop up for ya.
Notice down at the bottom of the box you have an Apply to: option. this should be set to "Whole Document" instead of "This point forward"...although with the cursor at the beginning of the doc it shouldn't matter.
Also, pay attention to the Multiple Pages: option. If you're just doing a regular typed page style doc then make sure it's set for "Normal".

Another thing you might want to try is putting the cursor right after the very last character that you've typed and then hold down the DELETE key for a few seconds. this will pull off any extra tabs, spaces, line breaks that you might have stuck onto the end of your document. I don't think these would affect the margin spacing but I'm not sure at the moment.

BETH · 10-31-2012, 11:18 PM

using 2010 did put "whole document"

BETH · 10-31-2012, 11:28 PM

thank u thank u thank u i have been trying to figure it out for over an hour. i put the cursor at the end and then hit the delete button and it move the text wow thank u so much

cpttango30 · 11-01-2012, 05:17 AM

I love when office does crazy stuff like that. Extra stuff at the end. Or like one teacher who in excel highlighted an entire row (By clicking on the number) and made the cell color yellow. Not sure if anyone know but the max cell count for a row is 1,048,576. I had a new office assistant and she just hit print and couldn't figure out why the printer wasn't printing. Well she hit print 5 times and because of the size of the print job all of that data crashed the print server. SIGH

I love google docs.

terryu1 · 11-01-2012, 08:10 AM

In Word, if you just keep on typing and let Word split the pages you will have the same margins for the entire document. Just keep on typing even when you hit bottom of page and word will go to another with same setting as first.

mjp28 · 11-01-2012, 05:31 PM

Gee the stuff you learn on here, my first two laptops were IBM ThinkPads, great computers but they had Lotus (remember that?) not Word.

So I'm basically Word challenged. When I got this now Chinese Lenovo ThinkPad I did not get Word added to my computer, I use the installed Notepad, Wordpad and I downloaded OpenOffice.

I do not do very many docs but had to DL OpenOffice just to read other people's Word docs sent my way.

Hey I get by but wish I had Word from day 1.

gvw3 · 11-01-2012, 08:01 PM

That Open Office is pretty good and you can't beat the price. I have a version that works on my flash drive. I use it some times at customer sites to modify imported data.

armedandsafe · 11-01-2012, 10:52 PM

I keep Open Office on a flash drive, also. It is handy to have it when you need it on somebody else's computer.

Pops

10-31-2012, 10:48 PM	#1
BETH Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: naugatuck,Ct. Contributor Posts: 6,676	microsoft word? anyone here use it? i am doing a project for friend set the margins but when i go to page 2 the top margin is not the same as the 1st page? can anyone help? -->

10-31-2012, 11:12 PM	#2
Bindernut Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: ND, USA Posts: 2,454	Re: microsoft word? What version of Word are you using? I think the older versions are still laid out pretty similarly, but here's a screenshot from Word 2007 (I know Word 2010 is the same). first, make sure your cursor is at the very beginning of your document. Then, in the File menu go to the Page Setup and the following box should pop up for ya. Notice down at the bottom of the box you have an Apply to: option. this should be set to "Whole Document" instead of "This point forward"...although with the cursor at the beginning of the doc it shouldn't matter. Also, pay attention to the Multiple Pages: option. If you're just doing a regular typed page style doc then make sure it's set for "Normal". Another thing you might want to try is putting the cursor right after the very last character that you've typed and then hold down the DELETE key for a few seconds. this will pull off any extra tabs, spaces, line breaks that you might have stuck onto the end of your document. I don't think these would affect the margin spacing but I'm not sure at the moment. Attached Images

10-31-2012, 11:18 PM	#3
BETH Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: naugatuck,Ct. Contributor Posts: 6,676	Re: microsoft word? using 2010 did put "whole document"

10-31-2012, 11:28 PM	#4
BETH Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: naugatuck,Ct. Contributor Posts: 6,676	Re: microsoft word? thank u thank u thank u i have been trying to figure it out for over an hour. i put the cursor at the end and then hit the delete button and it move the text wow thank u so much

11-01-2012, 05:17 AM	#5
cpttango30 Former Guest Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Stafford, VA Contributor Posts: 3,071	Re: microsoft word? I love when office does crazy stuff like that. Extra stuff at the end. Or like one teacher who in excel highlighted an entire row (By clicking on the number) and made the cell color yellow. Not sure if anyone know but the max cell count for a row is 1,048,576. I had a new office assistant and she just hit print and couldn't figure out why the printer wasn't printing. Well she hit print 5 times and because of the size of the print job all of that data crashed the print server. SIGH I love google docs.

11-01-2012, 08:10 AM	#6
terryu1 Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: NE Pennsylvania Contributor Posts: 1,249	Re: microsoft word? In Word, if you just keep on typing and let Word split the pages you will have the same margins for the entire document. Just keep on typing even when you hit bottom of page and word will go to another with same setting as first. __________________ ARMED INFIDEL

11-01-2012, 05:31 PM	#7
mjp28 Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: anytown, OHIO Contributor Posts: 3,087	Re: microsoft word? Gee the stuff you learn on here, my first two laptops were IBM ThinkPads, great computers but they had Lotus (remember that?) not Word. So I'm basically Word challenged. When I got this now Chinese Lenovo ThinkPad I did not get Word added to my computer, I use the installed Notepad, Wordpad and I downloaded OpenOffice. I do not do very many docs but had to DL OpenOffice just to read other people's Word docs sent my way. Hey I get by but wish I had Word from day 1. Last edited by mjp28; 11-01-2012 at 05:32 PM..

11-01-2012, 08:01 PM	#8
gvw3 Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Chicago IL Area Contributor Posts: 3,316	Re: microsoft word? That Open Office is pretty good and you can't beat the price. I have a version that works on my flash drive. I use it some times at customer sites to modify imported data. __________________ Criminals advocate stronger gun laws to foster a safer work environment. This limits their exposure to risk.

11-01-2012, 10:52 PM	#9
armedandsafe Former Guest Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Moses Lake, WA Posts: 10,344	Re: microsoft word? I keep Open Office on a flash drive, also. It is handy to have it when you need it on somebody else's computer. Pops