Margin Of Paper. Paper size, orientation and margins are the most common page elements that must be changed depending on the type of document. The MLA Handbook dictates that you set your paper's margins to one inch, which means that there should be one inch of space between the text and the edge of the paper.
Most programs allow for the top, bottom, left, and right margins to be set. If the margins are too small, your resume will look too busy. Type numbers indicating the width of your margins in the Top, Bottom, Left, and Right fields.
To set header or footer margins, click Custom Margins, and then enter a new margin size in the Header or Footer box.
SETTING UP THE DOCUMENT: MARGINS, PAGE BREAKS, AND MORE YOUR DOCUMENT MAKES A FIRST IMPRESSION before anyone reads a word.
You can set the document margins in Microsoft Word to best fit your needs. When two pages of content are combined next to each other (known as a two-page spread), the space between the two pages is known as the gutter. Where the outside margin hits the diagonal line, that is the place for bottom margin.