Chapter 1 - Excel - McGraw-Hill

ANOTHER WAY
Open the Page Setup dialog box by clicking the Page Setup link in the Print area on Backstage view.
Margins, Page Orientation, and Paper Size
The default settings for page layout for an Excel spreadsheet include the following:
• Top and bottom margins: 0.75
• Left and right margins: 0.7
• Header and footer margins: 0.3
• Portrait orientation
• Letter size paper
You can modify each of these settings for individual worksheets or multiple worksheets. To
format multiple worksheets, select the worksheet tabs. Use Shift to select adjacent sheets. Use
Ctrl to select non-adjacent sheets. Right-click a sheet tab and choose Select All Sheets to
format an entire workbook. When changing margin settings, the top and bottom margin settings
must be greater than the header and footer values or the worksheet data prints over the
header and footer text.
HOW TO: Customize Margins, Page Orientation, and Paper Size
1. Click the Margins button [Page Layout tab, Page Setup
group] and select a preset option from the drop-down list.
• Select Custom Margins from the Margins drop-down
list to open the Page Setup dialog box to enter a
precise measurement (Figure 1-79).
• Select the Horizontally and/or Vertically check boxes in
the Center on Page area to center your worksheet [Page
Setup dialog box, Margins tab]. Horizontally centers data
between the left and right margins. Vertically centers data
between the top and bottom margins.
2. Click the Orientation button [Page Layout tab, Page
Setup group] and select Portrait or Landscape from
the drop-down list.
• When you select Portrait, the page is taller than it is wide;
if you select Landscape, the page is wider than it is tall.
• Use the Page tab in the Page Setup dialog box to
change the page orientation.
1-79 Margins tab in the Page Setup dialog box
• You can also change orientation when you are ready to print.
Select an option from the Page Orientation drop-down list in the Print area on the Backstage view.
3. Click the Size button [Page Layout tab, Page Setup group] and select a paper size from the drop-down list.
• The default paper size is 8 ½"×11", which is called Letter.
• Click More Paper Sizes to open the Page Setup dialog box.
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You can change the margins using the Ruler in Page Layout view. Click the View tab and click the Page Layout button. Select
the Ruler option if necessary. Point to a margin boundary and drag to change margin settings.
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