Macbook Pro 16"

How to set side margins to narrower than 1" in a textedit file?


Textedit should allow users to set side margins to .75 or even .5.


MacBook Pro 16″, macOS 13.3

Posted on Jun 10, 2023 11:18 PM

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Posted on Jun 11, 2023 7:01 AM

TextEdit is intended to provide a lightweight method for manipulating and read text files. If you need to change margins, you will be better off in the long run using the FREE, included Pages app.


"Note: You can’t adjust the margins of a TextEdit document when you print it. To adjust the margins of the document when you print it, open it in Pages."


from TextEdit user guide:

Adjust paragraphs in TextEdit on Mac - Apple Support


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Jun 11, 2023 7:01 AM in response to marguerite2019

TextEdit is intended to provide a lightweight method for manipulating and read text files. If you need to change margins, you will be better off in the long run using the FREE, included Pages app.


"Note: You can’t adjust the margins of a TextEdit document when you print it. To adjust the margins of the document when you print it, open it in Pages."


from TextEdit user guide:

Adjust paragraphs in TextEdit on Mac - Apple Support


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