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Change page settings on Google Docs

You can update your page size and margins, or change the page orientation of your Google Doc.

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Change page settings on Google Docs

You can update your page size and margins, or change the page orientation of your Google Doc.

Uploaded by

eliot hyseni
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
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Download as DOCX, PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
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Change page settings on Google Docs

Computer AndroidiPhone & iPad

You can update your page size and margins, or change the page
orientation of your Google Doc.

Important: These features aren't available in documents that are in


pageless format. To use these features, make sure your document is in
pages format.

Change page setup of a Google Doc

1. On your computer, open a document in Google Docs.

2. In the toolbar, click File Page setup.

3. At the top of the dialog window, select Pages.

4. Go to the setting you want to change:

 Orientation

 Paper size

 Margins

 Page color

 Tip: If you are in pageless format, you can update the


background color.

5. Make your changes.

6. Click OK.

 Tip: You can click Set as default to apply these settings to


any new documents you create.

Mix page orientations in a single Google Doc

A single document can include a mix of portrait and landscape layouts, to


better fit wider tables, charts and graphics.

Change how paragraphs & fonts look

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You can use the buttons in the toolbar at the top of a document to:

 Edit and format the text and paragraph spacing

 Change the font and background color

 Bold, italicize, underline, or strikethrough text

These options are also available in the Format menu. To open the Format
menu, use the keyboard shortcut:

 Windows and Chrome OS: Alt + Shift + o

 Mac OS: Control + Option + o

Tip: Many of these actions have keyboard shortcuts that can be used
without the toolbar or menus. Take note of the shortcuts presented with
the menu options you use frequently to work more efficiently.

Change paragraph alignment

1. Go to the paragraph you want to change.

 Or select multiple paragraphs.

2. To change the paragraph spacing and alignment:

 In the toolbar, at the upper right, select Align.

 Open the Format menu, then select Align & indent.

3. Choose an alignment option:

 Left

 Centered

 Right

 Justified

Change line & paragraph spacing

1. Go to the paragraph you want to change.

 Or select multiple paragraphs.

2. To change the line and paragraph spacing:

 In the toolbar, at the upper right, select Line & paragraph


spacing.

 Open the Format menu, then select Line & paragraph


spacing.

3. Choose a line spacing option:


 To change your paragraph spacing, click Single, 1.15, 1.5, or
Double.

 To change your spacing between paragraphs, click Remove


space before paragraph or Add space after paragraph.

 To enter a custom size, click Custom spacing. Then, enter the


size of the spacing you want before and after a paragraph and
click Apply.

 To keep paragraph headings and text on the same page, click


Keep with next.

 To keep all lines of text in the same paragraph on the same


page, click Keep lines together.

 To prevent single lines at the beginning or end of paragraphs,


click Prevent single lines.

Important: Keep with next, Keep lines together, and Prevent


single lines aren't available in documents that are in pageless format. To
use these features, make sure your document is in pages format.

Change paragraph borders or color

1. Go to the paragraph you want to change.

 Or select multiple paragraphs.

2. Open the Format menu.

3. Select Paragraph styles and then Borders and shading.

4. In the dialog that opens, tab to a paragraph appearance option:

 Position: Choose a top, bottom, left, right, or between


paragraph lines.

 Border width: The width of the positional border lines.

 Border dash: The dashed, dotted, or solid style of the


positional border lines.

 Border color.

 Background color.

 Paragraph padding: Spacing before the paragraph.

5. To remove paragraph borders or color, select Reset.

6. When done, select Apply.


Change paragraph style

Your documents will have a more consistent appearance when you apply a
style instead of updating font appearance.

To apply a style:

1. Go to the paragraph you want to change.

 Or select multiple paragraphs.

2. To change the paragraph style, you can:

 In the toolbar, select Styles.

 Open the Format menu, then select Paragraph styles.

3. Select a paragraph style:

 Normal

 Title

 Heading level

4. Select Apply.

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