Page Layout ⇒ Reset the Margins

[s.david]

Hello,

It is supposed to submit my master thesis very soon, and there are some instructions about the thesis format including pages layout. Basically, I have used the geometry package, which is very helpful, but when I print a draft copy of my thesis the dimensions appear as the following:

1- left margin = 3 cm (as it is set).
2- right margin = 2.5 cm (as it is set).
3- top margin = 3+ cm (But I set top=2.5cm).
4- bottom margin = 3+ cm (but I set bottom=2.5cm).
5- the top margin in the begining of a new chapter is 6+cm, but I need this to be 5 cm. I did not know how to set this one.

Particularly, I wrote the following line:

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\usepackage[top=2.5cm, bottom=2.5cm, left=3cm, right=2.5cm]{geometry}

Any help will be highly appreciated.

Thanks in advance.

[localghost]

I see no problem.

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\documentclass[11pt,a4paper,english]{report}
\usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
\usepackage{babel}
\usepackage[bindingoffset=5mm,margin=2.5cm]{geometry}
\usepackage{blindtext}
\usepackage{lmodern}

\begin{document}
  \blinddocument
\end{document}

Best regards
Thorsten¹

[daleif]

the problem the OP is refering to might be related to most classes adding extra space above the title on the first page of each chapter.

Try something like titlesec to configure \chapter, it has nothing to do with the margins.

[s.david]

I see no problem.

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\documentclass[11pt,a4paper,english]{report}
\usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
\usepackage{babel}
\usepackage[bindingoffset=5mm,margin=2.5cm]{geometry}
\usepackage{blindtext}
\usepackage{lmodern}

\begin{document}
  \blinddocument
\end{document}

Best regards
Thorsten¹

Thank you, but as I have noticed, the bottom margin in the first page where the chapter's title presented is 3+cm. I have this problem in my document where the bottom margin sometimes 2+cm, others 2.5cm, others 3+cm. I do not know why. It will be highly appreciated if someone tells me what is the problem. All other margins are fine now.

Thanks in advance

[localghost]

You should know what has to be done next.