DEAR MICROSOFT: CHANGE THE MARGINS
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Microsoft Corporation
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I believe that a small change in habits can lead to a big change in the world. So here's a simple idea that could make a big difference to the health of our planet.
Please help me convince Microsoft Corporation to change the default margin settings in their Microsoft Word software.
The default margins for Microsoft Word are set at 1.25" on each side. According to the good people on the Microsoft Help line, there is no technical reason for this. It's merely a convention we have all gotten used to. Documents will print just as easily if you change the margins to .75" on each side. If you do so, you'll fit more text on each page...saving paper...saving trees...creating less waste. A nice side effect? You'll also save some money!
Of course, the goal is to get as many people change their margins as possible, which means making it as easy as possible to do. We can all change our margins individually each time we print a document, but let's be honest - we're all just a little lazy.
So let's make Going Green as convenient as possible. If Microsoft Corporation changed their software so that the default margins for Microsoft Word were set to .75", you wouldn't have to even think about it. One easy fix, one big change, one step to a healthier planet.
For more information about the campaign, stats, updates and resources, please go to http://www.changethemargins.com/.
Please help me convince Microsoft Corporation to change the default margin settings in their Microsoft Word software.
The default margins for Microsoft Word are set at 1.25" on each side. According to the good people on the Microsoft Help line, there is no technical reason for this. It's merely a convention we have all gotten used to. Documents will print just as easily if you change the margins to .75" on each side. If you do so, you'll fit more text on each page...saving paper...saving trees...creating less waste. A nice side effect? You'll also save some money!
Of course, the goal is to get as many people change their margins as possible, which means making it as easy as possible to do. We can all change our margins individually each time we print a document, but let's be honest - we're all just a little lazy.
So let's make Going Green as convenient as possible. If Microsoft Corporation changed their software so that the default margins for Microsoft Word were set to .75", you wouldn't have to even think about it. One easy fix, one big change, one step to a healthier planet.
For more information about the campaign, stats, updates and resources, please go to http://www.changethemargins.com/.
I believe that a small change in habits can lead to a big change in the world. So here's a simple idea that could make a big difference to the health of our planet.
Please help me convince Microsoft Corporation to change the default margin settings in their Microsoft Word software.
The default margins for Microsoft Word are set at 1.25" on each side. According to the good people on the Microsoft Help line, there is no technical reason for this. It's merely a convention we have all gotten used to. Documents will print just as easily if you change the margins to .75" on each side. If you do so, you'll fit more text on each page...saving paper...saving trees...creating less waste. A nice side effect? You'll also save some money!
Of course, the goal is to get as many people change their margins as possible, which means making it as easy as possible to do. We can all change our margins individually each time we print a document, but let's be honest - we're all just a little lazy.
So let's make Going Green as convenient as possible. If Microsoft Corporation changed their software so that the default margins for Microsoft Word were set to .75", you wouldn't have to even think about it. One easy fix, one big change, one step to a healthier planet.
For more information about the campaign, stats, updates and resources, please go to http://www.changethemargins.com/.
Please help me convince Microsoft Corporation to change the default margin settings in their Microsoft Word software.
The default margins for Microsoft Word are set at 1.25" on each side. According to the good people on the Microsoft Help line, there is no technical reason for this. It's merely a convention we have all gotten used to. Documents will print just as easily if you change the margins to .75" on each side. If you do so, you'll fit more text on each page...saving paper...saving trees...creating less waste. A nice side effect? You'll also save some money!
Of course, the goal is to get as many people change their margins as possible, which means making it as easy as possible to do. We can all change our margins individually each time we print a document, but let's be honest - we're all just a little lazy.
So let's make Going Green as convenient as possible. If Microsoft Corporation changed their software so that the default margins for Microsoft Word were set to .75", you wouldn't have to even think about it. One easy fix, one big change, one step to a healthier planet.
For more information about the campaign, stats, updates and resources, please go to http://www.changethemargins.com/.
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We signed the "DEAR MICROSOFT: CHANGE THE MARGINS" petition!
# 2,923:
Such a little thing can change the course of the entire planet. Please make this change!
I use Microsoft Word
# 2,922:
Office
# 2,921:
It's a little thing; it will save a lot of paper. You guys are geniuses. Myabe you gould create this as the default and create an "editing" mode for those occasions when we do need margin space in which to write.
I'm a Microsft Word user and frequently have documents I share w/ collegues and patients. I'd like to do it w/ a bit of a smaller footprint. Thanks for you consideration of this idea.
# 2,920:
Please decrease the size of the margins to save paper.
Word
# 2,919:
We can save so many sheets of paper and ink!
Microsoft
# 2,918:
I strongly feel that anything we can do to preserve natural resources should be done. I make an effort to change the margins on my own documents, but sometimes forget. And there are, without a doubt, numerous people who don't think to change the margins and could ultimately be wasting an abundance of paper.
Microsoft Word
# 2,917:
conservation should be the norm, not the exception. by changing the default margins on your word processing products, you put the onus of waste and destructive habits on the individual, not on the shoulders of your company. it will be the thoughtless individual who has to change the margins back to the obsolete margins. also, by changing the default margins,your company will be seen as a major leader (not a culprit) in the new economy, much like the companies who offer carbon credits. it's a win win change
i word process all the time and use all microsoft products. i have been changing margins on my own for several years.
# 2,916:
make the change on earth day 2009 ...
microsoft word
# 2,915:
# 2,914:
Please take action because every little step of conservation helps.
I use Microsoft Word.
# 2,913:
Please change the margin size, so we can save paper and our natural resources!
Microsoft Word
# 2,912:
Please change the margins, you will fit more text on each page and will be saving many trees and creating less waste for our planet.
I use microsoft word,
# 2,911:
Microsoft Word
# 2,910:
I have changed my default margin settings to .75 and like it much better that way. It would definitely be my preference to have the margins set to .75.
Microsoft Word
# 2,909:
Please take care of this!
Microsoft Office 2007
# 2,908:
# 2,907:
Micrososft Word
# 2,906:
Microsoft Word
# 2,905:
MicroSoft Word
# 2,904:
You can help save so much paper this way by taking a very easy simple step.
I use Word, Excel and Powerpoint on my Mac
# 2,903:
Dear Microsoft, This is so simple, and you can make such a big impact environmentally, financially, and for your reputation, it is a no-brainer. People who want a wider margin can always change it. If you are concerned about disrupting people's work flow, place an option during instalation of your word processing programs to choose the previous default, or a smaller margin, with a brief, clear explanation of the reasons.
I use MS Word 2003
# 2,902:
Follow in Mr. Gate's footsteps by making a positive difference in the world.
Office
# 2,901:
# 2,900:
Microsoft Word
# 2,899:
microsoft
# 2,898:
I am passionate about reducing waste. As the "standard setter", Microsoft could have a huge impact in amount of wasted space on a page. "Use your powers for good", Microsoft!
I use Microsoft Office Word 2003.
# 2,897:
common sense. easy to do.
word
# 2,896:
SAVE THE TREES!
# 2,895:
I've been narrowing my margins for years to reduce paper consumption. What a novel idea that EVERYONE could do it automatically, simply by using preset margins narrowed by Microsoft! Additionally, you could also change the default font to a narrower typeface, and decrease regular paper usage even more.
MS Office Suite
# 2,894:
# 2,893:
Whom it may concern, I am supporting that you change the default margins on your systems, in order to help save paper. I don't know why you wouldn't want to, and I would respect you as a company more if you did so. Thank you!
Microsoft everything!
# 2,892:
# 2,891:
I know I use too much paper and I'm going to decrease the margins on my computer, but please help by decreasing the margins in your software.
I use Microsoft Word 2003 and 2007.
# 2,890:
# 2,889:
Go green!!!
Microsoft Word
# 2,888:
# 2,887:
microsoft word
# 2,886:
Please consider this simply way to reduce needless paper consumption across the world. Just think of the enormous contribution this simple fix would make to reducing greenhouse emmsions in paper production!
I use the Microsoft Office Suite.
# 2,885:
# 2,884:
WE NEED TO SAVE THE ENVIRONMENT!!!
Microsoft Word
# 2,883:
Thank you very much for decreasing the margin size in Word 2007 to 1" all around. That is a step in the right direction, but we want you to take a bigger step and decrease them further to 0.75 (I personally go all the way down to your "narrow" setting of 0.5, and have not had any printing problems). Thank you and Please save the trees Microsoft!
I use Word 2003 & 2007
# 2,882:
# 2,881:
Corporate change has a huge impact ... please consider making the change. It's little effort on Microsoft's part and yet can alter daily use! Thanks!
Microsoft office
# 2,880:
I use microsoft word.
# 2,879:
MS Word
# 2,878:
this is a brilliant idea, simple, with a big positive for all of us. I can't seem to find one person who can think of a reason not to do this. Show us how cool you are , Microsoft!!! Come on.......
I use Microsoft Word
# 2,877:
Its a good and maybe a simple job for you microsoft !! help the environment...change the default margin soon !! thanks.
Word
# 2,876:
I am signing this petition on purely environmental concerns. Paper is such a precious resource, yet we waste it in huge amounts. I already take the time to reset default margins and would appreciate it if Microsoft just did this for everyone - it can't be difficult!
I use Microsoft Word
# 2,875:
Please make this small change that will have a great impact on our standards of living. Who knows, maybe in the future when we're writing on tiny paper people will say "This was all started by Microsoft!".
I use all microsoft programs, at work and home.
# 2,874:
I find a narrower margin to be a more efficient use of space and almost always reduce the default margin from 1.25". Please change the default settings for your software. Thank you.
I use Microsoft Word.
# 2,873:
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8:26 am PDT, Jun 11,
Sophie Szeferowicz, France
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# 2,872:
Microsoft Word and Word Perfect.
# 2,871:
# 2,870:
Microsoft is a role model, they are respected by institutes across America; If they change, others will surely follow.
Microsoft Word
# 2,869:
What a simple change we can make! I usually change my margins anyway to save paper, and it seems like a no-brainer. Thanks for your consideration.
Microsoft Word
# 2,868:
I use Mircosoft word.
# 2,867:
# 2,866:
# 2,865:
Let's save some trees and create less waste!
# 2,864:
I always feel as though I'm wasting a lot more paper than needed; if Microsoft changed the margins, we would be helping save money and paper for our future.
I use ALL Microsoft programs, it's a requirement for school.
# 2,863:
Microsoft is a role model, they are respected by institutes across America; If they change, others will surely follow.
Microsoft Word
# 2,862:
Please change the default margins on the MS Office applications. It is a simple change to help create an eco-friendly environment. Without the involvement of Microsoft, most individuals and organizations will not know that this simple change can reduce paper consumption enourmously.
For home and business, our family uses Microsoft Word and Outlook primarily, along with other MS Office Suite applications.
# 2,861:
I don't really see the purpose in this, as we can change the default template...but it would definitely assist those who know not the basic technicalities of MSWord, such as your average Joe office worker!
Microsoft Word, or Notepad2/++
# 2,860:
Out future lays in our hands; thus, we should act soon to save our planet. by changing the margins on papers. Microsoft along with all of us can join tasks to conserve paper and make the world a better place to live in. one simple task can benefit everyone. Thanks.
Microsoft Works, Microsoft Word
# 2,859:
For many individuals, change is difficult and old habits, especially one's never considered or thought of, are hard to break. Sometimes, the changes that make the biggest difference come as the most simple, obvious, and easy to implement solutions. Microsoft has the opportumity to take charge and even make the simplest of changes to help many of those with bad habits or who are oblivious and make a big difference.
I use Microsoft Word
# 2,858:
Reducing margins is such a simple way to showcase Microsoft's environmental commitment and social responsibility.
Microsoft Word
# 2,857:
# 2,856:
It's easy and makes sense.
I use Microsoft and would feel better about it if you did something like this.
# 2,855:
# 2,854:
By doing so little, you would be doing so much
# 2,853:
This is a simple solution to a huge problem. Please do your part and help us all make less of an impact on the Earth.
Microsoft Word
# 2,852:
# 2,851:
Microsoft Word (for Mac)
