Manual control over word processing page size.

Please help. I cannot find any tool or option that allows me to to create a word document wider than 8.5 inches. I want to create an envelope that is 9.5" x 4.125". What do I need to do? Thanks.

Hi more,
You should give some thought to changing that user name—this forum, and the entire discussions area is a place for solving problems, not an are in which to rant.
Page size (or 'Paper size') is set in Page Setup, found in the File menu. The sizes offered depend on your printer driver.
If Custom Size is among the options, you'll be able to set a size to match your envelope.
If not, and there's no listed size that's a close match, you could use US Letter, but change the page orientation from Portrait to Landscape. Then go to Format > Document and set the margins to allow printing only in the space that the envelope will occupy, and to place that space as close to the top and left as possible. Try these settings:
Top: 0.1
Bottom: 4.5
Left: 0.1
Right: 1.5
Adjustments will be required if your printer objects to the small margins (top and left).
Regards,
Barry

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