You’ll be able to change margins as needed in your publication.
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Cutting them in half visually creates more even margins on left and right.
However, this can also depend on the throw in of publication.
After accounting for creep and binding, the inside margins may appear to match the outside margins.
Discuss this phenomenon with your printing service.
Use a larger bottom margin.Make the top margin half the size of the bottom margin.
Page numbers andfootersgenerally appear outside the margins which balance out the larger bottom margin.
Keep outside margins smaller than the bottom margin.Make the outside margin two-thirds the size of the bottom margin.
It doesn’t have to be mathematically perfect to look good.
Design Tips
Smaller margins allow for more content and create a sense of informality or even urgency.
Avoid using the same margins on all sides of a publication.
Varied margins are usually more interesting.
Of course, there are always exceptions.
Some magazines and newspapers use uniform margins to good effect.
Always refer to those guidelines when preparing term papers and other manuscripts that require a specific format.
