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Chapter 3 Formatting a Document’s Layout and Table of Contents 61
Setting Page Orientation and Size
By default, most Pages templates are created for standard paper sizes, with the text
printed in portrait (vertical) orientation. If your document will require a different paper
size or you want to print it in landscape (horizontal) orientation, you should set the
paper size and orientation at the start. This way, as you work in your document, you
will have a clearer idea of what it’s going to look like.
If you start with a Blank document, it is in portrait orientation by default. “Setting the
Paper Size and Orientation” on page 224 provides instructions for changing the page
orientation and setting up paper size.
Setting Page Margins
The default margins for most of the Pages templates, including Blank, are set to one
inch from the left and right sides of the page, and one inch from the top and bottom.
This means that the body text of the document will not expand outside of these
margins.
To change the page margins:
m In the Document pane of the Document Inspector, enter values in the Left, Right, Top,
and Bottom fields.
If you want to set different margins in different sections of your document, you must
use the Layout Inspector. To learn about setting layout margins, see “Varying Column
and Page Layouts” on page 64.
If you are creating a document that will be bound, you may want your document
margins to take into account which side of the page will go into the binding (the
inside margin) and which will be the loose edge of each page (the outside margin). To
do this, you must create a document with left- and right-facing pages. To read about
this, see “Creating a Document With Left- and Right-Facing Pages” on page 66.