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Margin length settings question

Fleur de Citronnier

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We got this old Smith Corona Skyriter. I'm a bit lost on what margin length settings to use for a manuscript. Does anyone have a go to setting that works well for manuscript formatting? Any advice would be super appreciated!
 
Have you tried using standard manuscript margins 1 inch on all sides? That usually works well on the Smith Corona Skyriter for clean, readable formatting, what kind of manuscript are you working on?
 
We got this old Smith Corona Skyriter. I'm a bit lost on what margin length settings to use for a manuscript. Does anyone have a go to setting that works well for manuscript formatting? Any advice would be super appreciated!
For a starting point, try setting your left margin to 10 and your right margin to 75.
This usually provides a nice, readable block of text for manuscripts.
You can adjust slightly from there based on what looks best to you!
 
For a starting point, try setting your left margin to 10 and your right margin to 75.
This usually provides a nice, readable block of text for manuscripts.
You can adjust slightly from there based on what looks best to you!
Plus one on this @Fleur de Citronnier.

Try setting the left margin around 10 and the right at 75 if you want a clean look without overcrowding the page. I think it meets most manuscript formatting standards.
 
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