The steps in this article will show you how to use 1 inch margins for a document that you create using Microsoft Word 2011 for Mac. Our guide below will show you where to find this setting in the program so that you can switch the margins to 1 inch. One common formatting requirement is related to the document margins, and a popular choice is to set all of the document margins at 1 inch.įortunately all versions of Microsoft Word allow you to manually adjust your margins to 1 inch, including Word 2011 for Mac. Document formatting can be a point of contention for many companies, schools, and publications, so knowing how to set up your documents to match those requirements is important knowledge to have.