How to change top and bottom margins on google docs năm 2024

This article explains two easy methods for changing the one-inch top, bottom, right, and left default margins in Google Docs.

Change the Left and Right Margins With the Ruler

Using the ruler allows you to set margins quickly with intuitive click-and-drag functionality.

1. Navigate to Google Docs and open a new or existing document.
2. Locate the ruler at the top of the document.
3. To change the left margin, locate the rectangular bar with a down-facing triangle beneath it.
4. Click the grey area to the left of the down-facing triangle. The pointer turns into an arrow. Drag the grey margin area to adjust the margin size.
5. To change the right margin, find the down-facing triangle on the right end of the ruler, and then drag the grey margin area to adjust the margin size. When you select and drag the blue rectangle icon above the down-facing triangle, you'll adjust the first-line indent. If you select and drag only the down-facing triangle, you'll adjust the left or right indents, not the overall margins.

Set the Top, Bottom, Left, and Right Margins

It's also easy to preset your document's margins to a specified size.

1. Navigate to Google Docs and open a new or existing document.
2. Select File > Page setup.
3. Under Margins, set the Top, Bottom, Left, and Right margins to whatever you want. Select OK when you're done.

Can You Lock the Margins in Google Docs?

While there's no specific margin-locking feature in Google Docs, it's possible to prevent other users from making changes to your document when you share it.

Here's what to do if you'd like to share a document, but not allow anyone to edit its margins or anything else:

1. Open the document and select File > Share.
2. In the Share with people and groups dialog box, add the person with whom you're sharing the document.
3. In the box to the right, select the down-facing triangle, and then choose Viewer or Commenter instead of Editor.
4. Select Send. The recipient won't be able to edit the document margins or anything else.

Margins are different from indents, which add space beyond the margin to the first line of every paragraph.

Unlock a Google Doc for Editing

If you receive a Google Doc and don't have edit privileges, and you need to adjust the margins or any other aspect of the document, request edit access to the document.

1. Go to the upper-right corner, then select Request edit access.
2. In the Ask owner to be an editor dialog box, type a message, then select Send.
3. When the document owner adjusts the sharing settings, you can edit the document. If you need a quick workaround, go to File > Make a copy. You can edit your copy of the document. For this to work, the owner must have enabled the option for viewers to download, print, and copy the document.

FAQ

• How do I change the default margins in my Google Docs? Select File > Page Setup, then type in the margin sizes you want under Margins and select OK to save. If you ever want to go back to default margins, change the values back to 1-inch.

How do I adjust margins for the header and footer in a Google Doc?

Select the header or footer you want to change in the Google Doc, then in the top-left select Format Headers & footers > More options. Next, choose a section under Apply To and enter the margin sizes you want, then Apply to save.

By default, the page margins in Google Docs are set to one inch all around. But what if those settings leave you with an awkward sentence dangling at the top of the next page because—edit as you might—there just isn't enough room on the previous page?

If you're fiddling with page margins just to make a page break appear at a less awkward spot, you can switch to a pageless view. Otherwise, here's how to change margins in Google Docs.

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How to change margins in Google Docs using page setup

1. Go to docs.google.com. Or open the Google Doc you want to edit.
2. Click File and then select Page setup.
3. Enter the widths you want for the Top, Bottom, Left, or Right margins of your page. In this example, I set the margins to two inches all around.
4. Click OK.
5. Optionally, if you want to use the same page margins for all your future documents, click Set as default.

That's it. Now I have plenty of room in the page borders to scribble notes or, more likely, draw doodles.

How to change margins in Google Docs using the ruler

Let's say you want to tweak your margins just enough to make all your text fit on one page. You could take a guess at what magic border settings would do the trick, enter it in your Page setup fields, and hope for the best. Or you can adjust the margins using the ruler, giving you get a real-time preview of your changes.

1. Click the paragraph that you want to adjust the margins to. Or, if you want to apply the same margins to multiple paragraphs, highlight them.
2. Slide the small triangle on the left or right side of the horizontal ruler above your document to adjust the width.
   Note: The rectangle above the left triangle changes a paragraph's indentation, not the margins.
3. Hover your cursor over the top of the vertical ruler next to your document until it turns into a down-facing arrow. Then drag your cursor up or down to adjust the height.

How to change margins in Google Docs on the mobile app

You'd think since Android is part of Google, it would get first dibs at practical functionalities in Google apps like adjusting margins in Google Docs. But you'd be wrong. For some reason, Google Docs allows only iPhone mobile app users to customize their page margins; the closest option Android users have is switching to a pageless view (but that's helpful only if you're trying to get rid of page breaks).

How to change margins in Google Docs on an iPhone

1. Open your document in the Google Docs mobile app.
2. Tap the More icon, which looks like an ellipsis (...).
3. Tap Page setup.
4. Tap Margins.
5. Choose Narrow, Wide, or Custom. To modify Custom settings, tap the dimension for any of the borders, and then enter your desired width or height.

You're all set.

Automate Google Docs

Fussing with the margins is time-consuming enough. Use Zapier to connect Google Docs with your other apps, so you can automate the rest of your tedious document-related tasks. For example, you can create a Google Docs template and automatically populate it with data from your spreadsheet. Here's a workflow to get you started.

To get started with a Zap template—what we call our pre-made workflows—just click on the button. It only takes a few minutes to set up. You can read more about setting up Zaps here.

How do I get rid of the margins at the top of Google Docs?

It's also easy to preset your document's margins to a specified size..

Navigate to Google Docs and open a new or existing document..

Select File > Page setup..

Under Margins, set the Top, Bottom, Left, and Right margins to whatever you want. Select OK when you're done..

How do I change the top margin in Google Sheets?

Go to "File" in top menu, scroll down to "Print". On the far right of screen go to the "Margins" tab, click on the drop down arrow, and choose "Custom Numbers." An outline will appear around your Sheet, and you can manipulate the edges to the custom margin you need.

How do I change margins to CM in Google Docs?

Click File, and then click Page setup from the dropdown menu. 2. Enter your desired margins and click OK. Whether your margins are measured in centimeters or inches depends on the default language of your Google Account.

What is 1 inch margin in Google Docs?

A margin is the space between a document's content and the page's edges. In Google Docs, default margins are one inch, but you can adjust the formatting as needed.