Instructions apply to Word for Mac and Microsoft 365.
Open a new or existing file in Microsoft Word.
On a Mac, choose theFilemenu and selectPage Setup.
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In Word 365, chooseFile.
SelectPrintin the left pane, then click thePage Setuplink at the bottom of parameters.
On a Mac, when thePage Setupdialog box appears, it should be set onPage Attributes.
If not, poke the drop-down selector at the top of the box and selectPage Attributes.
For Word 365, you may need to click thePapertab at the top of the dialog.
When you make a selection, the Word document on-screen changes to that size.
For example, if you pickUS Legalon the menu, the document size changes to 8.5 by 14.
Word does not place many limitations on page size ororientation.
It may save you a lot of frustration in the long run.
Click theplus signto add a new customized size.
The fields populate with the default measurements, which you will change.
Click in the field next toWidthand enter a new width.
Do the same in the field next toHeight.
Set aNon-Printable Areaby choosingUser Definedand filling in the margin amounts in theTop,Bottom,Left, andRightfields.
you’re free to also select your printer to use its default non-printing areas.
ClickOKto return to the Page Setup screen.
SelectOtheror the name you gave the customized size in the drop-down paper size menu.
Your document changes to that size on the screen.
Word 365 is a bit different.
Set the Paper size to custom, and then set the various parameters in thePaper,Margins, andLayouttabs.
