Wordprocessor page settings

If your word processor is unable to use the Microsoft Word personal statement template, or you just want a bit more control over your template you can use the settings provided here, and type them into your word processor.

The first two will probably be set for you but you need to check that your word processor is set to use A4 paper, and it is set at portrait orientation. Also set the measurement system your word processor uses is set to centimetres.

Apart from that you only need to set the page margins. Margins are the blank borders around the edge of the page measured from the edge of the page to where the text starts.

For the page three of the UCAS form you need to use the following margin settings.

Top margin: 8.7cm
Left margin: 1.3cm
Right margin 1.3cm
Bottom margin: 4.2cm

If your word processor has the setting "gutter" you also want to make sure this is set to 0, as it normally lies outside of the page margins.

As always do a few test prints to make sure the settings work before using the real UCAS form.