How to Change Margin on Google Docs

November 2, 2021

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In this tutorial, you will learn how to change the margin on Google Docs. We recommend you study this manual carefully and start practicing.

Checklist of crucial points we aim to highlight here:

How to Change the Margins via Page Setup?
How to Customize the Margins via the Ruler?

Basically, there are 2 ways to adjust the margins in Google Docs — via the Page setup and via the ruler on top and on the left of the document.

Watch the video from https://thegoodocs.com/ and see how to adjust the margins in Google Docs: Learn How to Change Margin on Google Docs - Tutorial YouTube

How to Change the Margins via Page Setup?

Go to File and click Page setup

This column on the right is exactly what you need, allowing you to adjust the margins of all sides of the page. As you can see, by default, all the margins are set to 1-inch size, but you can modify these values the way you like

And then, you can even set them as default settings for all your further documents, which is nice. If you don`t need this, just skip this step

When the margin adjustment is ready, click OK

NB! The default margins will not affect the existing documents. They take effect in case you create a new document.

How to Customize the Margins via the Ruler?

If you don`t have a ruler to the left of the document or on top of the document, click View - Show ruler

To customize left and right margins, drag your mouse to the gray area on the ruler from either left or right side until you see that a cursor turns into a double-sided arrow. When it does, press-hold and move it left or right till you find a suitable position.

To change top and bottom page margins, we use the ruler on the left edge of the document.

Move your mouse to the gray area on the ruler from either top or bottom side till you see that a pointer turns into an arrow. When it did, press-hold and move it up or down to find a suitable position.

NB! Be aware that this adjustment is applied to every page of the document, and there is no margins adjustment for individual pages. But, you can adjust the indent of individual paragraphs or lines to separate them from other text on the page visually. It is performed by highlighting a paragraph or line and then moving this arrow slider to either left or right, and the same concerning the opposite side.

We hope that this tutorial will help you learn how to change the margin on Google Docs easily and fast. Study more Google Docs features and start practicing. Good luck!

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