Applies To
Word for Microsoft 365 Word for Microsoft 365 for Mac Word for the web Word 2024 Word 2024 for Mac Word 2021 Word 2021 for Mac Word 2019 Word 2016

Use mirror margins to set up facing pages for double-sided documents, such as books or magazines. The margins of the left page are a mirror image of those on the right page. That is, the inside margins are the same width and the outside margins are the same width.

  1. Select Layout or Page Layout > Margins > Custom Margins.

  2. Under Multiple Pages, choose Mirror margins.

    Setting a mirror margin

  3. Select OK.

Note: To change margin widths, select Custom Margins. Enter new values in the Inside and Outside boxes.

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