diff --git a/skills/rpa-bot-handoff/SKILL.md b/skills/rpa-bot-handoff/SKILL.md
index 19edb4c..c787714 100644
--- a/skills/rpa-bot-handoff/SKILL.md
+++ b/skills/rpa-bot-handoff/SKILL.md
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ Copy `templates/HANDOVER-SOP.md` to the bot's repo root and fill every `{{PLACEH
 3. No file:line, function names, env var names, client names, PHI, credentials or IPs.
 4. Run `python <skill>/templates/to_docx.py HANDOVER-SOP.md -o "<Project Name> Handover SOP.docx"`. If it reports more than 1,400 words, cut: merge rows, drop explanations, never drop a message.
 5. Open the docx with python-docx: 5 numbered section headings, no `**` or `|---` left.
+6. When Word is installed, count the real pages (PowerShell: open it with `Word.Application`, read `ComputeStatistics(2)`). More than 4: cut words, then rebuild.
 
 ## 5. Hand over
 
diff --git a/skills/rpa-bot-handoff/templates/to_docx.py b/skills/rpa-bot-handoff/templates/to_docx.py
index cae2835..30d7993 100644
--- a/skills/rpa-bot-handoff/templates/to_docx.py
+++ b/skills/rpa-bot-handoff/templates/to_docx.py
@@ -16,9 +16,9 @@ import tempfile
 from pathlib import Path
 
 from docx import Document
-from docx.shared import Pt
+from docx.shared import Cm, Pt
 
-MAX_WORDS = 1400  # about 4 pages with tables
+MAX_WORDS = 1400  # about 4 pages with the margins and table font below
 INLINE = re.compile(r"(\*\*[^*]+\*\*|\*[^*\s][^*]*\*|`[^`]+`)")
 
 
@@ -42,6 +42,9 @@ def convert(md_text, out_path):
     doc = Document()
     doc.styles["Normal"].font.name = "Calibri"
     doc.styles["Normal"].font.size = Pt(10.5)
+    for section in doc.sections:  # Word's 2.5 cm default margins push a 4-page SOP onto 5
+        section.left_margin = section.right_margin = Cm(1.8)
+        section.top_margin = section.bottom_margin = Cm(1.6)
     lines = md_text.splitlines()
     i = 0
     while i < len(lines):
@@ -69,6 +72,8 @@ def convert(md_text, out_path):
                 for c, text in enumerate(row):
                     par = table.cell(r, c).paragraphs[0]
                     add_runs(par, text)
+                    for run in par.runs:
+                        run.font.size = Pt(9.5)
                     if r == 0:
                         for run in par.runs:
                             run.bold = True