Whether you’ve got a strict page limit, want all your notes on one page, or just need a bit of blank space on the screen to break things up we’ve got you covered both vertically and horizontally. And remember, if you prefer how things looked before, Ctrl+Z (or Cmd Z on Mac)  is your friend — just undo your changes. Here’s how to change the margins in Google Docs.

 How to change margins in Google Docs 

Read on to see detailed instructions for each step.

  1. Click View and then click Show ruler (ensure it has a tick mark by it).
  2. Locate the gray area of the upper ruler. Click and drag the gray area left or right to change the horiztonal margin. There are gray areas on each side of the ruler. Note: The blue arrow and blue rectangle on the top margin change the paragraph indent and first line indent respectively. These do not alter margins, but instead only change where text begins. Ignore these when changing page margins.
  3. Locate the gray area on the left side ruler. Click and drag the gray area left or right to change the vertical margin. There are gray areas at the top and bottom of the ruler.
  4. To make precise adjustments, select File. 
  5. Select Page setup. 
  6. This will open up the Page setup menu. Here you can orient the page and change the margins. Type in the values of the margins you wish to set. 
  7. Select OK.  Back on your document, the margins should now be adjusted.  There you go, all done. From the Page Setup menu, you can also change the page from portrait to landscape.  If you’d like to become a Google Drive expert (including Google Docs) why not check out 11 Google Drive tips to save you time, alternatively learn how to view word count in Google Docs or how to do a strikethrough in Google Docs.

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