What Are the Units for Document Borders in MS Word?

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The unit used for document borders in Microsoft Word is points (pt), where 1 inch equals 72 points and approximately 3 points equal 1 millimeter. To set a border 10mm away from the page corner, users can convert millimeters to points, using the conversion of 10mm to approximately 28pts. However, Microsoft Word has a maximum margin limit of 31 points, making it impossible to set a left margin of 20mm (approximately 56pts) within the software's constraints. Users seeking to achieve specific margin settings may need to explore alternative methods or tools.

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  • Understanding of Microsoft Word margin settings
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This discussion is beneficial for graphic designers, document editors, and anyone involved in formatting documents in Microsoft Word, particularly those needing precise control over margins and borders.

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hey this may be a foolish question ...but i want to know what is the unit used in Ms word for declare the of document borders ?what should i do if i want to have a particular border 10mm away from the page corner ?how can i convert so called unit "pt" to milimeters ...its huge question for me ...help needed
 
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1 inch is equal to 72 points (pts), and 1 inch is equal to 25.4 mm, so there are roughly 3 points per mm.
 
thanks ...so is it possible to have a left margin=20mm and all the other 3 margins are 10 mm in A4 print out ...

10mm is not a problem i can use approx 28pts to represent it ,but 20 mm is not possible because max no of pts is 31 in Ms word margin ,,,,,,,,,am i correct ?/or is there any other method to do it?
 
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