How do I change margins and paper size on Ubuntu?

What are you using for word processing?

Most people use "Libre Office" or "Open Office". For either of these the settings can be changed by selecting Printer settings from the file menu Then properties to get the correct page size.

Then select Page from the Format menu to set your margins etc.

Dear Warren,
Thank you so much for your reply.  I do a lot of word processing on MicroSoft Word and am trying to learn Linux/Ubuntu.  It is NOT as easy but your answer did help some.  I have downloaded a legal size form that I need to fill in for a project.  I understood your explanation on page size and got that fixed.  But the margins are still not working.  Would appreciate ANY suggestions.  PS I am 75 and continuing to learn.  Thanks!  Jane
--- On Sat, 7/16/11, Warren Hill <email address hidden> wrote:

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Subject: Re: [Question #165017]: How do I change margins and paper size on Ubuntu?
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Date: Saturday, July 16, 2011, 9:51 AM

Your question #165017 on Ubuntu changed:
https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/165017

    Status: Open => Answered

Warren Hill proposed the following answer:
What are you using for word processing?

Most people use "Libre Office" or "Open Office".  For either of these
the settings can be changed by selecting Printer settings from the file
menu Then properties to get the correct page size.

Then select Page from the Format menu to set your margins etc.

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Hi Jane,

Its so simple in Office too. Just open your document with OPENOFFICE.. And on top you see FILE, EDIT, VIEw, INSERT and FORMAT

Now Click FORMAT

And below that you see PAGE.. CLICK THAT and you can see this image

Click here to check the image http://postimage.org/image/2tujjvutg/

In this you can see PAGE tab,,.and in that you can see FORMAT.. In here you can change anything related to page.. SImple.. TRY IT.. Got any issue let us know :))))

Have nice day. Hope it workds

And one more thing. Most often the save option you take is .DOC. What I mean is , when you save the file, give option as SAVE AS.. than you may scroll down and find .DOC file.. Name your file and choose .DOC as the file type. Since most computers do have Microsoft OFfice and OPen office save files in different file name... And if you feel so confusing and tough. More simple solution is. .You can see SOFTWARE CENTER. That is "Ubuntu Software Center" on your start button.. Click that and search "WINE".. You can find Wine Software. Install Wine Software.. And if you got any Microsoft Office CD , than you can install MS OFFICE using WINE. Simpe is open that software using WINE. and later you know you can use MS office in UBUNTU.. Simple I believe..

Thank you so much. Will try it as soon as I feed the animals (four legged that is)

--- On Sat, 7/16/11, Rohith Kumar <email address hidden> wrote:

From: Rohith Kumar <email address hidden>
Subject: Re: [Question #165017]: How do I change margins and paper size on Ubuntu?
To: <email address hidden>
Date: Saturday, July 16, 2011, 11:16 AM

Your question #165017 on Ubuntu changed:
https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/165017

    Status: Open => Answered

Rohith Kumar proposed the following answer:
Hi Jane,

Its so simple in Office too. Just open your document with OPENOFFICE..
And on top you see FILE, EDIT, VIEw, INSERT and FORMAT

Now Click FORMAT

And below that you see PAGE.. CLICK THAT and you can see this image

Click here to check the image http://postimage.org/image/2tujjvutg/

In this you can see PAGE tab,,.and in that you can see FORMAT.. In here
you can change anything related to page.. SImple.. TRY IT.. Got any
issue let us know :))))

Have nice day. Hope it workds

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Thanks!  Will try it as soon as i feed the animals (4 legged that is)

--- On Sat, 7/16/11, Tony Pursell <email address hidden> wrote:

From: Tony Pursell <email address hidden>
Subject: Re: [Question #165017]: How do I change margins and paper size on Ubuntu?
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Date: Saturday, July 16, 2011, 2:51 PM

Your question #165017 on libreoffice in Ubuntu changed:
https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libreoffice/+question/165017

Tony Pursell proposed the following answer:
Hi Jane

It may help you to read some of the LibreOffice documentation.  You will
find it at

http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/documentation/

Don't forget that LibreOffice has Help, just like MS Word does and there
are other places to got to get help, see

http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/

For setting margins, you need to have the rulers showing, just like in
Word.  If they are not showing, go to View and click on Ruler.  They
work much the same way as in Word.

Hope that all helps.

Tony

PS I'm not far behind you in age!

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And you can also browse the same help online at http://help.libreoffice.org/.

These help pages might be particularly useful for you:
http://help.libreoffice.org/Common/Setting_Indents,_Margins,_and_Columns
http://help.libreoffice.org/Common/Page

I will work on this. Thanks for the info. By the way, your last name Pursell/Purcell/Pearsell is VERY old and ancient line of folks from Normandy, France. I do genealogy research as a hobby. Thanks! Jane