MS Word: change format - how it works

For some documents it is necessary to change the format in Word beforehand. In addition to the normal A4 page, you can also switch to landscape or a sheet in A5. In addition, styles allow faster creation of attractive texts. We have all the information in this practical tip for you.

MS Word: change format - how it works

• Start Word and go to "Page layout" at the top of the tab.
• With "Alignment" you can choose between portrait and landscape format.
• To the right is the "Size" option. "A4" is selected by default. Here you can change the format, for example, to "A5", "Index card" or to a user-defined paper format.

Change styles in Microsoft Office Word - Here's how

With the style sheets, you can quickly convert a document into a specific form in Word.

• Click on "Start" at the top of the tab.
• There you will already find a number of predefined styles, for example "heading" or "highlighting".
• You can now specify the color, font and paragraph spacing on the right using "Change style".
• You get even more options if you right-click to select the style and then click on "Change" in the context menu.

We will show you how to create and use text modules in Word in the next article.