The best way that I have found is to create a text box with no border in the margin, and type in it. Or are you talking about making comments in the margin? That would be done by using mark-ups.
One way that does not change the margins of a document is by altering the font size or style. While changing the font can affect the overall layout of the text, it does not modify the actual margin settings. To adjust margins, one would typically use the page layout or margin settings in the document editor.
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Then your document ends up with whatever default margins the word processor uses. This is usually quite acceptable; personally, I rarely change those margins.
If you change margins, text that is aligned, such as centred, will stay centred within the new margins. It would be the same with left, right and justified. Adjusting the width may move some words onto different lines. So, for example, if you narrow the margins, the paragraphs will be squeezed and may move words onto the next line and make the paragraphs have more lines, but the actual alignment will not change. You can experiment and see what effect it has on your document and make whatever changes you need until you are happy with it.
When you change a document's margins, you are adjusting the amount of space between the text and the edges of the page. This affects how much content fits on each page and influences the overall layout and readability of the document. Adjusting margins can also impact how printed documents look, ensuring they align properly with binding or presentation requirements.
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If you change margins, text that is aligned, such as centred, will stay centred within the new margins. It would be the same with left, right and justified. Adjusting the width may move some words onto different lines. So, for example, if you narrow the margins, the paragraphs will be squeezed and may move words onto the next line and make the paragraphs have more lines, but the actual alignment will not change. You can experiment and see what effect it has on your document and make whatever changes you need until you are happy with it.
changing the margins in a document areleft justification Aligins text at the left margin.centre justification Centre the line or paragraph between the margins.
It should be the same on the Mac version and the Windows version of Microsoft Word. If the ruler is displayed on the top and at the side of the document window, you can use it to change your margins. Hover your mouse over the the separator between the blue area and the grey/white area of the ruler (you may need to move the indent controls out of the way first -- you can move them back later). Click and drag this either direction to change the margin. Also, if you hold down the option key, you can see the lengths between the margins (i.e. the distance from the edge of the document to the margin). If you need to adjust the margins more precisely, you can use the Document formatting dialog. It's under the menu "Format" > "Document..."
To change the margins in a document, you can typically go to the "Page Layout" or "Layout" tab in your word processing software, such as Microsoft Word or Google Docs. From there, look for the "Margins" option, where you can select preset margin sizes or create custom margins according to your needs. Additionally, you can access this option by right-clicking on the page and selecting "Page Setup" or "Margins" from the context menu.
If you have Windows 2003, in a Word document, you should be able to go to "file" at the top left and click "page setup." Margins should appear at the top of the popup. For Windows 2007, you'll go to page layout at the top, and click there. "Margins" should be one of the first drop down tabs.