How to Change the Document Size From Legal to Letter
The default document size for most applications is typically letter format, which is 8.5 by 11 inches, as it is the standard printing paper size. If you have set a previous document to fit legal sized paper, which is 8.5 by 14 inches, you may need to change your page settings back to the default for printing on standard paper. When you change the document size, or paper size, you will change the default margins of the document. To ensure your document prints out correctly, make sure your paper size and your printing paper match.
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Instructions
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Open the software needed to open the document.
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Click “File.”
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Click “Open.”
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Select the document for which you need to change the paper size, and click “OK.”
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Click “File” again.
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Select “Page Setup.”
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Check the tabs. In some software there is a “Paper” tab, in others you may need to use the “Properties” or “General” tab.
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Locate “Paper Size.”
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Open the “Paper Size” dropdown menu and select “Letter” to change the document size. You will see the picture of the paper in the tab change sizes to indicate that the document format was changed.
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