Changing Page Margins

Written by Allen Wyatt (last updated April 15, 2023)
This tip applies to Excel 97, 2000, 2002, and 2003

When you first start Excel, certain assumptions are made about your page layout. One of these assumptions has to do with your page margins. You can change your page margins at any time by following these steps:

  1. Choose the Page Setup option from the File menu. You will see the Page Setup dialog box.
  2. Make sure the Margins tab is selected. (See Figure 1.)

    3. Figure 1. The Margins tab of the Page Setup dialog box.

  3. Adjust the top, bottom, left, and right margins as desired.
  4. Click on OK.

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