Paper Canva — Layout tab
Page setup: margins, paper size, columns, manual page breaks and per-side margin spinners.
What the Layout tab does
The Layout tab controls the physical page: margins, paper size, column arrangement, manual page breaks, and per-side margin fine-tuning. Margins and Size are preset dropdowns with a "Custom…" escape hatch that opens the full Layout settings modal.
The Layout ribbon
Page Setup group
Dropdown of margin presets (Normal, Narrow, Wide, Exam — each labelled with its top/bottom/left/right mm). The matching preset is highlighted. A Custom Margins… item at the bottom opens the full Layout settings modal for exact values.
Dropdown of paper sizes: A4 (210×297 mm), Letter (8.5×11 in), Legal (8.5×14 in), A3 (297×420 mm), A5 (148×210 mm). The button label shows the current size. Custom Size… sets size to Custom and opens the Layout settings modal.
Dropdown to set column layout: One (single column), Two (two columns), Mixed (MCQ/TF in 2 columns, others in 1). Mirrors the Home tab Columns control.
Inserts a manual page break at the end of the paper, forcing following content onto a new page. Uses the canvas onAddPageBreak handler (falls back to the store action).
Indent group (left/right margins)
Left page margin spinner in millimeters (0–40mm). The blank space on the left edge of every page.
Right page margin spinner in millimeters (0–40mm). The blank space on the right edge of every page.
Spacing group (top/bottom margins)
Top page margin spinner in millimeters (0–40mm). The blank space above the content on every page.
Bottom page margin spinner in millimeters (0–40mm). The blank space below the content, above the footer.
Common tasks
Open Size and choose Legal.
Open Margins and choose Narrow (or pick the Exam preset).
Fine-tune individual sides with the Left/Right/Top/Bottom spinners if needed.
Place your content, then click Page Break to push the following content to a fresh page.
Use the Layout/Print preview to confirm the break lands where you expect.
A page break (Layout tab) starts a whole new page. This is different from how the Columns setting flows content between the two columns on a single page — don't reach for a page break when you only want to balance columns.