Page Layout ⇒ Extending possible writing space

[winten1]

How can I extend possible writing area to the bottom.
It extends to the top nicely with:

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\addtolength{\voffset}{-30pt}

But I also need something similar to bottom, and the page numbering is also too high, I tried to read several documentations, and it says I can put page numbering down with

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\footskip = 140pt 

But even there is empty space, it cannot be filled, a new page is being produced.

[gmedina]

Hi,

for a local change (affecting the current page only), use

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\enlargethispage{3\baselineskip}

(changing the value "3" for the needed amount of space). For a global change (affecting the whole document), use the geometry package.