Just *one* of the influencing factors John is referring to is Widow/Orphan
Control which prevents the first line of a paragraph from being stranded
at
the bottom of a page & prevents the last line of a paragraph appearing
alone
at the top of a page.
This as well as other formatting renders a net result which you can
interpret as: The margin setting only determines the *limit* to which the
text can go, it doesn't force the content to go that far.
Not to interfere with John's sage advice - he'll provide the specific
guidance you may need - but in addition you may find this article useful:
http://sbarnhill.mvps.org/WordFAQs/BottomLine.htm
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Bob Jones
[MVP] Office:Mac
On 4/30/08 4:26 PM, in article ee9a2b2.-1@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
"Banks@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
" <Banks@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> Version: 2008
> Operating System: Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard)
> Processor: intel
>
> I'm currently working on my graduate thesis, a do***ent for which there
are
> arcane, yet strictly enforced, formatting requirements. One of these
> requirements is that the bottom margin of each page be between 1" and
1.25".
> Any margin falling outside of that range is not acceptable.
>
> The problem that I am having is that margins in Word appear to print
> accurately up to .9". Once the margin is advanced above .9", there is a
> discontinuity between the set margin size and the actual printed margin,
> resulting in printed margins of 1.35" for a setting of 1". This makes my
> required margin size unattainable, as the jump from .9 to 1.35"
encomp*****
> the entirety of the allowable range.
>
> I have experienced this problem now using three different laser printers
and
> one inkjet. Has anyone else encountered this difficulty, and is there
any
> solution?
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