Set gutter position to left.
Gutter position in word 2003.
In a facing pages layout word refers to this type of layout as mirror margins the gutter margin is on the very inside of both pages.
What are the default margins for microsoft word 2003.
Choose page setup from the file menu.
Version of word to include top and bottom margins set to 1 inch left and right margins at 1 25 inches header and footer margins at 5 inches gutter position left paper size is 8 5x11 inches portrait page orientation section starts on a new page and vertical alignment set to top.
To set the gutter margin in word you follow these steps.
The gutter margin is a typographical term used to designate an additional margin added to a page layout to compensate for the part of the paper made unusable by the binding process.
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Click the page layout tab on the microsoft word ribbon and then select margins click custom margins at the bottom of the pop up window to open the page setup menu.
If you haven t changed the settings in your normal template you ll find the defaults in the u s.
Set the value in gutter to the desired size.
Using the gutter control indicate how wide you want the gutter margin to be.
When i press ok it says.
You cannot create gutter margins in word online.
The gutter position box is not available when you use the mirror margins 2 pages per sheet or book fold option.
To add a gutter margin select layout margins custom margins and type a width in the gutter box.
Also the gutter is 0 and the gutter position is left.
I put the top and bottom as 1 and left and right as 1 25.
Word displays the page setup dialog box.
For those options the gutter position is determined automatically.