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how to control font and paragraph formatting in margins

i'm having a hard time to figure out how to control the exact appearance of margin text (such as is output by the \marginpar command). i'm using XeLaTeX with packages such as geometry, fontspec, ...
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Getting the Proper Format

I have to submit a thesis in a proper format. What I need to do is have the left margins be 1.5 inches, every other margin 1 inch. I also need the page number to be in the upper right corner of ...
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“reverse-engineering” a certain pdf [closed]

I am trying to figure out how to create a latex amble that would lead to a PDF similar to the following: http://arxiv.org/abs/0811.4413 I am talking about margins, font size (of various headers, ...
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How to have two left margins at different points on one page? [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: How can I change the margins for only part of the text? I have managed to get what I want with changepage, but was wondering if there is an easier or more elegant way to ...
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Make a LaTeX document look like it was written in Microsoft Word [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: Making a LaTeX document appear as though it were typeset in MS Word I know this is a travesty in the world of TeX, and an affront to all decent TeX-believing people out ...
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Making a LaTeX document appear as though it were typeset in MS Word

I am typesetting a document in LaTeX for which I have been given exact specifications that are intended for an MS Word-processed document (single-sided, single-spaced, 0.75 inch margins, no more than ...