https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=87902
--- Comment #12 from Yousuf (Jay) Philips <philip...@hotmail.com> --- (In reply to Regina Henschel from comment #9) > Bugs in OOo about changing the defaults were closed with the hint, that > users can easily set their own default document template. > > I think, this demonstrates, that there does not exist a "correct" margin. So > 2cm is a neutral start value. Yes there definitely isnt a "correct" margin that will suit everyones needs, just like there is no "correct" page size or font size that will suit everyones needs, but we are looking for a good default that is very common so most users dont have to change this default, especially novice users (e.g. benjamin) who wont know how to modify their default template. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/APA_style http://www.apastyle.org/learn/quick-guide-on-formatting.aspx APA style is a format for academic documents such as journal articles and books. ... Set uniform margins of at least 1 in. (2.54 cm) on the top, bottom, left, and right of every page. http://practicaltypography.com/page-margins.html https://www.reference.com/education/standard-margins-dd752171075eac9d Most word processors default to page margins of one inch. On standard 8.5"× 11" paper, that produces a line length of 6.5 inches. That’s fine for typewriter-style monospaced fonts, which use a lot of horizontal space. But for proportional fonts, one-inch margins are too small. ... At 12 point, left and right page margins of 1.5–2.0 inches will usually give you a comfortable line length. Maybe it would be useful to do a poll to see what margins users use in their documents, and whether their profession dictates these margins. -- You are receiving this mail because: You are on the CC list for the bug. _______________________________________________ Libreoffice-ux-advise mailing list Libreoffice-ux-advise@lists.freedesktop.org https://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/libreoffice-ux-advise