How to Adjust Margins in WordPad

Microsoft WordPad is a basic word processing program included with Windows.

Though WordPad is a very basic word processing program, it's included with every copy of Windows. The program has many of the features needed to create a professional document, including font and alignment options, line and paragraph formatting, lists and the ability to import and insert graphics and other objects, including PowerPoint slides and Flash animations, in the document. You can set the WordPad margins for display and printing in the Page Setup window.

Instructions

1. Open WordPad from the Accessories folder of your Program menu, or click "Start," type "wordpad" in the search bar and press "Enter."

2. Click the blue "WordPad" button and create a new document or load and existing document.

3. Click the "WordPad" button and click "Page Setup." Choose a paper size from the "Size" drop down menu. Enter the margin settings in inches in the "Left," "Right," "Top" and "Bottom" text fields under Margins. Click "OK."

Tips & Warnings

• WordPad supports DOCX, RTF and TXT files. When saving a document for later editing in Microsoft Word, use the DOCX format. Use RTF to edit the document in other word processors.

References

• Microsoft: Using WordPad
• Microsoft: Formatting Text in WordPad
• University of Tennessee at Martin; Setting Page Properties for MS Word and WordPad; March 2005

Resources

• Microsoft: WordPad - Frequently Asked Questions