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.
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.