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Adding Margins to the ReportAdding margins to a document is very straightforward. We want to achieve three things: First we want to adjust the default margins to one inch for all sides. We will also want to specify the margins for our numbering. Finally, we want to specify a two inches margin for title pages. Here we will walk through the creation of the introductory sections of the paper (From the Letter of Transmittal to the Introduction) and the body of the paper. The procedure should be repeated for the last sections on the paper and the Appendix.
We have now the margins ready for writing the cover letter. The next step is to add the Abstract. We do the following:
Adding a page break is very useful since it defines a new page with out having to add blank spaces or carriage returns. Also, the text will not move down even if you decide to add additional lines in the previous page. I personally use this feature a lot so I use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl + Enter which automatically adds a new page break. Now is time to adjust the margins for the Abstract. We proceed as follows:
The three sections after the after the Abstract (Table of Contents, Figures and Graphs, and first page of the Introduction) have all the same margins so we just add breaks after each of them. We, however, assume that the Table of Contents occupies only one page. If that assumption applies, we perform the following:
We are now in the second page of the Introduction. This page needs a margin of one inch only so we go through these steps:
Assuming that the Introduction has only two pages, we are ready to start the body of the paper. Now pay close attention to the next step:
It is extremely important to notice the difference between a page break and a section break since it will become critical once we discuss about inserting numbering to the long report. A section break allows us to change the numbering of each section independently. A page break justs adds a new page in the same section. So, please, take close attention each time we add a section break Now, we need to the margins for the first page of the body:
After going to a new page, we have to adjust the margins of the second page:
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