You can select one of these, if they are what you need.
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If you can't see a ruler on the left hand side, either select it from the Want to change the amount of space used for the margins.
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Your cursor above the top margins, or below the bottom one. The blue areas are your top and bottom margins. (or grey) areas at the top and bottom of the left ruler, and a white area If you look at the ruler bar on the left of your screen, you'll see blue Section Two: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Setting up Page Margins