Layout in Documents

The Layout tab lets you modify the look of pages, providing options to customize page margins, orientation, size, and text breaks.

Margins – Adjusts the blank areas along the edge of the screen from a set of predefined values. For more precise page margin control, use the Page Setup option.
Orientation – Switches between landscape (horizontal) and portrait (vertical) page orientation.
Size – Provides a selection of predefined page sizes that are useful when printing.
Columns – Shows various options for managing your columns, including setting the Width and Spacing of individual columns or the entire document, as well as their humber and alignment (detailed below).
One – One entire column that covers the page.
Two – Two columns split evenly between the page.
Three – Three columns split evenly between the page.
Left – Two columns with a smaller left column.
Right – Two columns with a smaller right column.
  Columns... – Contains advanced options for an even greater level of control and fine-tuning.

 

Page Setup – Opens the Page Setup window, from where you can select from predefined page sizes. The Advanced tab lets you define exact page and margin sizes.
Section Breaks – Allows you to arrange text between pages and sections using breaks:
Page – Marks the point where one page ends and another begins.
Continuous – Creates a new section of text on the same page.
Even Page – Creates a new text section that stars on the next even-numbered page.
Odd Page – Creates a new text section that stars on the next odd-numbered page.
Page Breaks – Provides additional text-breaking options, such as around images and in columns:
Page – Marks the point where one page ends and another begins.
Column – Creates a text section that starts at a new column.
Text Wrapping – Creates text around elements in the document, useful for image captions.
Page Color – Allows you to customize individual page color options.
Watermark – Allows you to insert from a wide range of predefined watermarks.

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