The space between the text and the top, bottom, left, and right edges of the paper.

Align text horizontally

In the text box, select the text that you want to change the horizontal alignment for.
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On the Home tab, click the alignment option that you want
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Align text vertically

You can align all the text in a text box with the top, middle, or bottom of the text box.

Click the outer edge of the text box to select it.
On the Shape Format tab, click Format Pane.
Click the Shape Options tab if it isn't already selected.
Click the text box icon
, and then click Text Box.
Choose Top, Middle, or Bottom from the Vertical alignment drop-down list.

Adjust the text box margins

Click the outer edge of the text box to select it.
On the Shape Format tab, click Format Pane.
Click the Shape Options tab if it isn't already selected.
Click the text box icon
, and then click Text Box.
You can adjust the left, right, top, and bottom margins.

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Align text horizontally

In the text box, select the text that you want to change the horizontal alignment for.
On the Home tab, under Paragraph, click the alignment option that you want
.

Align text vertically

You can align all the text in a text box with the top, middle, or bottom of the text box.

Click the outer edge of the text box to select it.
Click the Format tab (the purple contextual tab that appears next to the Home tab), and then under Text Box, click Change text alignment within the text box
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Click the alignment option that you want.

Adjust the text box margins

Click the outer edge of the text box to select it.
On the Format menu, click Shape.
In the left pane of the Format Shape dialog box, click Text Box.
Under Internal Margin, adjust the measurements to increase or decrease the distance between the text and the outer border of the text box.

Required Headers

Headers for all required pages must be consistently formatted; they should be the same size, font, and style, and located in the same position on each page. They must start at the very top of the page, on the first line below the 1-inch margin.

Chapter Headers

Chapter headers are the only headers that can start lower on the page and be stylized in any manner, as long as they are consistent on each chapter title page.

Section Headers

It is common for a chapter to have multiple levels of section headers. These can be formatted differently than required or chapter headers, as long as there is a consistent style from chapter to chapter.

Running Headers

Your document should not have a running header that appears at the top of each page.

Page Margins

Page margins should be consistent throughout the text.

Required Margins:

The top, bottom, and right margins are required to be 1 inch, but the left margin can either be 1 inch or 1.25 inches.
All body text, tables, figures, appendices content, and any copies of published chapters must fit within the required 1-inch margins on all sides. Tables or images may have to be re-sized to fit within the margin. See the Tables and Figures page for more info.

Throughout your ETD, all text must start at the very top of the page. It is common for students to have trouble maintaining this consistency — often thanks to difficulty with Microsoft Word. The below instructions should help to specify the relevant settings in Microsoft Word and offer some helpful tips to maintaining consistency throughout your document.

Check that your top margin is set to 1 inch.
Check the page margin layout settings. On the “Layout” tab, in the “Margins” menu (found on the far left of the navigation bar), click “Custom Margins.” A “Page Setup” menu will appear. Under the “Layout” tab of this pop-up menu, make sure “Vertical alignment” is set to “Top.”
Make sure you don’t have extra space in the header. Double-click on the header and hit the down arrow. If there are extra lines in the header, below the page number, delete them.
Make sure there isn’t extra space between your text and the top of the page. All text must start on the first line at the very top of the page, just after the 1 inch margin line.

To more easily identify spacing inconsistencies as you scan your document, enable the “Gridlines” view:

If you are having trouble moving your text to the top of the page, check the “Header from Top” and “Footer from Bottom” settings.

Double-click within the header or footer to edit them.
Click the “Design” tab.
See the below screenshot:

Spacing

Spacing must be consistent throughout the document. This includes:

The amount of space between headers and body text.
Line spacing of your body text (starting on your abstract page).
Regardless of your text spacing, you should at least have a space between each entry on your table of contents, list of tables, list of figures, list of abbreviations, and reference pages.
There should be a minimum amount of space separating body text from tables and figures.

What is the space separating text from the edge of the paper in a Word document called?

Margin: The margin is the white space between the edge of the page and where text or other items can be placed in your document. Margin settings can be adjusted to include more or less space around the edge of the page and left, right, top and bottom margins can be changed independently of one another.

What are the blank borders that occupy the top bottom and sides of a document?

margins The blank borders that occupy the top, bottom, and sides of a document.

Where is the line spacing in Word?

Select Home > Line and Paragraph Spacing, and choose the spacing you want. To customize spacing, select Line Spacing Options. You can adjust several areas including spacing before and after paragraphs.

What term refers to how text is positioned between the top and bottom margins of a page group of answer choices?

Horizontal alignment determines how the left and right edges of a paragraph fit between the margins, while vertical alignment determines the placement of the text between the upper and lower margins.