Discuss the page formatting and document formatting options that most word processing programs offer.

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Most word processing programs have a variety of page formatting options, such as changing the margins, the paper size being used, and page orientation-the traditional portrait orientation is 8.5 inches wide by 11 inches tall and the wider landscape orientation is 11 inches wide by 8.5 inches tall. In recent versions of Word, most page formatting options are found on the Page Layout tab on the Ribbon. You can also use the Insert tab on the Ribbon to add page numbers at the top or bottom of the page, or to specify a header or footer. A header or a footer is specified text or images that print automatically on every page unless otherwise specified; a header appears at the top of every page and a footer appears at the bottom of every page. Many of these options can be applied to an individual page as page formatting or to the entire document (called document formatting). Other types of document formatting include generating footnotes and endnotes, a table of contents, or an index, as well as applying a background or a theme to the entire document.