Change your paper size to Letter size instead of Legal in MS Word

There are a few different document sizes in MS Word to choose from and if you have the wrong one it can drastically change to look of your document. When printing it out you will notice an even bigger difference. You can choose from Letter size, Legal, Executive, A4, Various envelope sizes, and more.

Microsoft word 2007 – Change Page layout to letter size:

1. In Micorsoft Word 2007 go to the Page layout tab.
2. Choose size from the Page setup section.
3. A drop down menu will appear. Choose the document size you want.

See the screen shot below.

Older versions of Microsoft Word

1. Go to the file menu at the top of the screen.
2. Choose Page Setup from the drop down menu.
3. When the Page Setup dialog box appears, click on the paper tab.