How to Print a Legal Word Doc on Letter Paper

Scale legal-sized Word documents to fit on letter-sized paper.

Microsoft Word documents may be created using a variety of preformatted paper sizes. You are also able to customize a paper size to suit a particular need. If you receive a Word document formatted for legal-sized paper but you do not have legal-sized paper in your printer, a way exists to change the document so that it prints on letter-sized paper.

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Instructions

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  Open the Word document. Click the Microsoft "Office" button, and select the "Open" option. Use the arrows in the navigation bar to select the folder in which the legal-sized DOC is saved. Highlight the DOC file and click the "Open" button.
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  Click the "Microsoft Office" button and select the "Print" option. This action will launch the Print dialog window.
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  Click the "Scale to Paper Size" drop-down menu in the "Zoom" section, and select the "Letter" option. This action will adjust the document to fit on letter-sized paper. Click the "OK" button to print the document.

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