How to fix the error is not aligned on Word

When aligning Word, you'll encounter some errors that make it impossible to adjust the layout, left or right margin of the text.

Word alignment is a basic feature and is always done when you edit the layout for the content, adjust the margin of the text, especially with the type of document to print, reference. Although this is a basic feature, during the implementation process sometimes you will encounter some errors, making the text impossible to align. The following article will summarize errors related to Word alignment.

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Summary of errors aligning on Word

1. Error aligning printed page incorrectly

When we print text, the margins of the text are not the same as the previous edited margin on Word.

This may be because you have not set a paper style for text, such as A4 paper size (210mm x 297mm), but in Word, set Letter (215mm x 279.4mm).

Step 1:

Click on the Page Layout tab and then select Margins , click on the Custom Margins .

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Step 2:

In the Page Setup dialog box, select the Paper tab . In the Paper size section, click on the paper size here to be A4 size. Click OK to confirm.

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2. Error aligning both sides is sparse

When you align the text, there will be spacing between words and spacing. This is due to the line break Shift + Enter, not the break, and enter the Enter line. Just change this sign to fix it.

Step 1:

Press Ctrl + H to open the Find and Replace dialog box and click More .

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Step 2:

Place the mouse pointer at Find what then click Special and select Manual line break to see the Find what box appears ^ l as shown.

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Step 3:

Put the mouse in the Replace with box. Then click on Special select Paragraph mark to see ^ p appear as shown.

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Step 4:

Finally, if you want to change the entire text, click Replace All. If you want to change each position, click Find Next to find and Replace to replace it.

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3. Error losing top margin, bottom margin in Word

When no margins appear, you have not set the margins to appear above and below in the text.

Step 1:

We click on the Office icon above and then select Word Options .

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Step 2:

In the Word Options dialog box, the user selects Display . Then find the Page display options group and select Show white space between pages in Print Layout view .

Finally, click Ok to save the changes.

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The above are 3 common errors when aligning on Word. When setting up text on Word you should remember to enable the margin display mode and then select the appropriate page size for the content, if you need to print the text.

See more:

  1. How to display Ruler ruler bar in Micorosoft Word
  2. Word 2013 Complete Guide (Part 8): Using Indents and Tabs
  3. Full Word Tutorial 2016 (Part 7): Use Line and Paragraph Spacing

I wish you all success!

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