Set gutter position to left.
Word gutter double sided.
Mirror margins for facing pages.
For a professional touch consider adding page numbers in the header or the footer.
Start page numbering on page 3 double sided printing.
Set margins for facing pages use mirror margins to set up facing pages for double sided documents such as books or magazines.
Now that you ve learned how to create a booklet or book in microsoft word you can read the following section to learn how to use double sided printing.
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.
Here we re adding 0 75 to word s default 1 0 top margin to make room for a two hole punch at the top of the page.
Word also offers options for binding with facing double printed pages and center folded booklet.
Select and increase the value of gutter to reserve space on the inside fold for binding.
By changing the value in the gutter option you ll add white space for binding and the preview section will update accordingly.
Set the value in gutter to the desired size.
The gutter will thus be set for the left hand side of every page.
Configuring word 2013 documents for double sided printing.
Word calls this area the gutter and allows you to customize the size based on your binding needs.
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The final size of the booklet is one half width of the paper size.
Go to the paper tab and select the paper size.
If the first page of your document is a cover page the second page is a table of contents and you want the third page to show page 1 see start page numbering on page 3 double sided printing.
When i click on portrait word assumes a 4 25 tall page.
For an 8 5 x 11 paper size when i click on landscape word assumes i want an 8 5 tall page for the booklet.
In this case the margins of the left page are a mirror image of those of the right page.
If you re printing a double sided document that will go into a binder to form a book you ll want to adjust the gutter margin instead of adjusting the left or right margins.