{"id":296,"date":"2020-11-27T14:44:03","date_gmt":"2020-11-27T19:44:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/computerstudies\/chapter\/margin-and-alignment\/"},"modified":"2022-07-25T15:01:26","modified_gmt":"2022-07-25T19:01:26","slug":"margin-and-alignment","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/computerstudies\/chapter\/margin-and-alignment\/","title":{"raw":"Topic C: Margin and alignment","rendered":"Topic C: Margin and alignment"},"content":{"raw":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Click play on the following audio player to listen along as you read this section.<\/p>\r\nhttps:\/\/media.bccampus.ca\/id\/0_4819x9uy?width=608&amp;height=70&amp;playerId=23449753\r\n\r\n[pb_glossary id=\"413\"]Formatting[\/pb_glossary] \u2013 the appearance of a document. It is the shape, size, form, style, typeface, general arrangement, etc. of a document.\r\n\r\n[pb_glossary id=\"414\"]Page layout[\/pb_glossary] \u2013 the arrangement of text, graphics, pictures, and other elements on a page. It describes how each page of a document will appear when it is printed.\r\n\r\nBasic page layout properties include\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Document margins<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Word \/ character spacing<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Line spacing<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Size and position of figures \/ images<\/li>\r\n \t<li>The number of columns<\/li>\r\n \t<li>How headers and footers appear<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-709\" src=\"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/computerstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/322\/2020\/11\/image24-3-e1599876455220.jpeg\" alt=\"A sample layout from two pages of a magazine that uses a combination of headings, block quotes, pictures, and different numbers of columns.\" width=\"600\" height=\"397\" \/>\r\n<h1>Document Margins<\/h1>\r\n<h2>Set document margins (Word 2016)<\/h2>\r\n<ol>\r\n \t<li>Open the document you wish to set margins.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Click the <strong>Layout<\/strong> tab in the Ribbon.<img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1123\" src=\"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/computerstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/322\/2020\/11\/Layout-tab-screenshow.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"139\" \/><\/li>\r\n \t<li>Click the <strong>Margins<\/strong> button (in the Page Setup group).<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1762\" src=\"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/computerstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/322\/2020\/11\/Margins-screenshot-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"202\" \/><\/li>\r\n \t<li>Choose predefined margin settings (Normal) from the drop-down menu. (Or choose the <strong>Custom Margins<\/strong> command and set the margins that you want.)<img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1125\" src=\"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/computerstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/322\/2020\/11\/Dropdown-menu-screenshot.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"349\" \/><\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<h2>Change the page margins for part of a document<\/h2>\r\n<ol>\r\n \t<li>Select the part of the document for which you wish to change margins.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Click the <strong>Layout<\/strong> tab in the Ribbon.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Click the <strong>Margins<\/strong> button (in the Page Setup group).<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Click the <strong>Custom Margins<\/strong> command and set\u00a0the\u00a0margins\u00a0that you want.<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<h1>Text Justification and Alignment<\/h1>\r\n[pb_glossary id=\"415\"]Text justification \/ alignment[\/pb_glossary] \u2013 refers to how the left and right edges of a\u00a0paragraph\u00a0align on a page.\r\n<h2>Types of justification \/ alignment<\/h2>\r\n<h2><img class=\"wp-image-1132 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/computerstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/322\/2020\/11\/Align-icons-screenshot.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"184\" \/><\/h2>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>[pb_glossary id=\"416\"]Left-justification (flush left)[\/pb_glossary]: align text along the left side (ragged on the right).<\/li>\r\n \t<li>[pb_glossary id=\"417\"]Right-justification (flush right)[\/pb_glossary]: align text along the right side (ragged on the left).<\/li>\r\n \t<li>[pb_glossary id=\"418\"]Center-justification[\/pb_glossary]: text is aligned to neither the left side nor right.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>[pb_glossary id=\"411\"]Justify (full justification)[\/pb_glossary]: align text along the both left and right sides.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h2><img class=\"size-full wp-image-1748 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/computerstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/322\/2020\/11\/Text-justification.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"342\" height=\"442\" \/><\/h2>\r\n<h2>Align\u00a0the\u00a0text left<\/h2>\r\n<ol>\r\n \t<li>Select the text that you wish to align.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Click the Align Left icon on the Home tab (or press <strong>Ctrl<\/strong> + <strong>L<\/strong> or <strong>Cmd<\/strong> + <strong>L<\/strong> on a Mac).<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Left align (the standard layout \u2013 we read from left to right) is the default alignment for text in a Word document.<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<h2>Align the text right<\/h2>\r\n<ol>\r\n \t<li>Select the text that you wish to align.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Click the Align Right icon (or press <strong>Ctrl<\/strong> + <strong>R <\/strong>or <strong>Cmd<\/strong> + <strong>R<\/strong> on a Mac).<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Right align is often used when formatting tables of data, attributions to authors of quotes, etc.<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<h2>Center text<\/h2>\r\n<ol>\r\n \t<li>Select the text that you wish to align.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Click the Center Align icon (or press <strong>Ctrl<\/strong> + <strong>E <\/strong>or <strong>Cmd<\/strong> + <strong>E<\/strong> on a Mac).<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Center-justified text is commonly used on title pages, chapter titles, headings, etc.<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<h2>Justify text<\/h2>\r\n<ol>\r\n \t<li>Select the text that you wish to align.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Click the Justify icon (or press <strong>Ctrl<\/strong> + <strong>J<\/strong> or <strong>Cmd<\/strong> + <strong>J<\/strong> on a Mac).<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Justification gives text a cleaner, more formal look. Justified text is often used in some newspapers, magazines, books, etc.<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>","rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Click play on the following audio player to listen along as you read this section.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/media.bccampus.ca\/id\/0_4819x9uy?width=608&#38;height=70&#38;playerId=23449753<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"glossary-term\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-describedby=\"definition\" href=\"#term_296_413\">Formatting<\/a> \u2013 the appearance of a document. It is the shape, size, form, style, typeface, general arrangement, etc. of a document.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"glossary-term\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-describedby=\"definition\" href=\"#term_296_414\">Page layout<\/a> \u2013 the arrangement of text, graphics, pictures, and other elements on a page. It describes how each page of a document will appear when it is printed.<\/p>\n<p>Basic page layout properties include<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Document margins<\/li>\n<li>Word \/ character spacing<\/li>\n<li>Line spacing<\/li>\n<li>Size and position of figures \/ images<\/li>\n<li>The number of columns<\/li>\n<li>How headers and footers appear<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-709\" src=\"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/computerstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/322\/2020\/11\/image24-3-e1599876455220.jpeg\" alt=\"A sample layout from two pages of a magazine that uses a combination of headings, block quotes, pictures, and different numbers of columns.\" width=\"600\" height=\"397\" \/><\/p>\n<h1>Document Margins<\/h1>\n<h2>Set document margins (Word 2016)<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>Open the document you wish to set margins.<\/li>\n<li>Click the <strong>Layout<\/strong> tab in the Ribbon.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1123\" src=\"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/computerstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/322\/2020\/11\/Layout-tab-screenshow.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"139\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Click the <strong>Margins<\/strong> button (in the Page Setup group).<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1762\" src=\"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/computerstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/322\/2020\/11\/Margins-screenshot-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"202\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Choose predefined margin settings (Normal) from the drop-down menu. (Or choose the <strong>Custom Margins<\/strong> command and set the margins that you want.)<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1125\" src=\"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/computerstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/322\/2020\/11\/Dropdown-menu-screenshot.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"349\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2>Change the page margins for part of a document<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>Select the part of the document for which you wish to change margins.<\/li>\n<li>Click the <strong>Layout<\/strong> tab in the Ribbon.<\/li>\n<li>Click the <strong>Margins<\/strong> button (in the Page Setup group).<\/li>\n<li>Click the <strong>Custom Margins<\/strong> command and set\u00a0the\u00a0margins\u00a0that you want.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h1>Text Justification and Alignment<\/h1>\n<p><a class=\"glossary-term\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-describedby=\"definition\" href=\"#term_296_415\">Text justification \/ alignment<\/a> \u2013 refers to how the left and right edges of a\u00a0paragraph\u00a0align on a page.<\/p>\n<h2>Types of justification \/ alignment<\/h2>\n<h2><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1132 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/computerstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/322\/2020\/11\/Align-icons-screenshot.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"184\" \/><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a class=\"glossary-term\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-describedby=\"definition\" href=\"#term_296_416\">Left-justification (flush left)<\/a>: align text along the left side (ragged on the right).<\/li>\n<li><a class=\"glossary-term\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-describedby=\"definition\" href=\"#term_296_417\">Right-justification (flush right)<\/a>: align text along the right side (ragged on the left).<\/li>\n<li><a class=\"glossary-term\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-describedby=\"definition\" href=\"#term_296_418\">Center-justification<\/a>: text is aligned to neither the left side nor right.<\/li>\n<li><a class=\"glossary-term\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-describedby=\"definition\" href=\"#term_296_411\">Justify (full justification)<\/a>: align text along the both left and right sides.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1748 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/computerstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/322\/2020\/11\/Text-justification.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"342\" height=\"442\" \/><\/h2>\n<h2>Align\u00a0the\u00a0text left<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>Select the text that you wish to align.<\/li>\n<li>Click the Align Left icon on the Home tab (or press <strong>Ctrl<\/strong> + <strong>L<\/strong> or <strong>Cmd<\/strong> + <strong>L<\/strong> on a Mac).<\/li>\n<li>Left align (the standard layout \u2013 we read from left to right) is the default alignment for text in a Word document.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2>Align the text right<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>Select the text that you wish to align.<\/li>\n<li>Click the Align Right icon (or press <strong>Ctrl<\/strong> + <strong>R <\/strong>or <strong>Cmd<\/strong> + <strong>R<\/strong> on a Mac).<\/li>\n<li>Right align is often used when formatting tables of data, attributions to authors of quotes, etc.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2>Center text<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>Select the text that you wish to align.<\/li>\n<li>Click the Center Align icon (or press <strong>Ctrl<\/strong> + <strong>E <\/strong>or <strong>Cmd<\/strong> + <strong>E<\/strong> on a Mac).<\/li>\n<li>Center-justified text is commonly used on title pages, chapter titles, headings, etc.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2>Justify text<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>Select the text that you wish to align.<\/li>\n<li>Click the Justify icon (or press <strong>Ctrl<\/strong> + <strong>J<\/strong> or <strong>Cmd<\/strong> + <strong>J<\/strong> on a Mac).<\/li>\n<li>Justification gives text a cleaner, more formal look. 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