2 Ways to Change Margin on One Page in
MS Word
• Using the Page Setup Dialogue Box
• By inserting Section Breaks
Method 1: Using the Page Setup Dialogue
Box
In this method, we’ll walk you through the steps of changing your margins by
accessing the Page Setup dialogue box in MS Word. This method is the quickest
way to get the job done, as this creates section breaks for you automatically.
Here are the steps to access the Page Setup dialogue box.
Step 1: Open up an MS Word file.
Before we get started, let’s open up an MS Word file first. Better yet, use your
own personal document where you need margins changed on one page. There’s
really nothing to worry about as we are only changing the margins. None of your
contents should be changed or deleted. Remember to simply hit the CTRL +
Z keys on your keyboard to undo any changes.
Step 2: Select the content.
With your document open, go ahead and select the part of the content you want
in different margins. Take note that you can either select an entire page or a
single paragraph.
For this example, we’ll select the second paragraph from our main text.
Step 3: Access the Page Setup dialogue box.
Go to the Layout tab on the Ribbon and click on the small box with a down
arrow key found at the bottom-right corner of the Page Setup group. This will
launch the Page Setup dialogue box right in the middle of your screen.
Click on the OK button to save the changes. Otherwise, click on
the Cancel button.
Congratulations on using the Page Setup dialogue box to change the margin on
one page in MS Word!
Method 2: By Inserting Section Breaks
This method allows you to quickly insert section breaks within your document as
you create it. This is often the preferred configuration before setting up the
margins for each section.
Here’s how you can insert section breaks in MS Word.
Step 1: Open up an MS Word document.
Before anything else, we’ll need to open up an MS Word document. Feel free to
use your own personal documents for this guide if you already have one
prepared. Don’t worry about messing up your document, as this method won’t
change or delete any of your content.
Step 2: Insert section breaks.
With your document ready, start inserting section breaks before and after the
page that you want in a different margin format. For this example, we’ll insert
section breaks before and after the second paragraph.
Place your cursor at the start of the page that you want margins changed. Go to
the Layout tab and click the Breaks drop-down menu. Then, select Next
Page under the Section Breaks group.
If your document has multiple pages, you’ll notice that the rest of the main text
has been pushed down the succeeding pages.
Finally, place your cursor at the end of the page and insert another section break.
From our example, notice that the second paragraph is now on a single page.
Step 3: Change the margin format.
Once you’ve successfully set up the section breaks, you can start changing the
margins for that section already. Go to the Layout tab and click
the Margins drop-down menu. Once the different preset margin formats are
displayed, select one from the selection that suits your needs.
If what you need is not in the options, select Custom Margins. This will launch
the Page Setup dialogue box in the middle of your window.
On the dialogue box, type in your desired measurements for each of the
margins.
Voila! You’ve just inserted section breaks to change the margin on one page in
MS Word.
Editing Margin on One Page in MS Word
Editing margins is as easy as a-b-c. Microsoft Word offers several ways to edit
margins. Even preset margin formats can still be modified to your preference. All
these options can be found in the Page Setup dialogue box.
To access the Page Setup dialogue box, simply follow the steps we’ve laid out in
Method 1. Once you’ve launched the Page Setup dialogue box, you can just
change the Top, Bottom, Left, and Right margin fields to your required
measurements.
