Guide to help you to format essays using Word. You can use

Saving a document

1. 
   To save a new document for the first time, click File, then Save As.
   
2. 
   Click Computer, then click Browse.
   
3. 
   Go to your University HOME drive (H:) to name and save your document.
   

Resizing page margins

1. 
   Click the Page Layout tab, then click Margins.
   

2. 
   Click Custom Margins… and set your top, bottom, left and right margins, then click OK.
   

Changing default font and line spacing

1. 
   To change the formatting of Normal:
   

Right-click Normal in the Styles gallery.

3. 
   Make your formatting changes, eg Arial size 12 with 1.5 line spacing, and click OK.
   

4. 
   The Normal style will update throughout your essay.