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# Defining Margins

Page margins define the print area of your page. Margins are used to help you align and position objects accurately while maintaining a uniform border around the page. They are used as guidelines for object placement and as a reference point for object alignment. They do not actually force you to draw within your defined page.

Margins are represented by dotted lines on your form page. They appear on the screen in I-32 Forms Design 6 only. They do not show up on the form page when it is displayed in end-user applications or printed. You may change your margin color if you want. The color you select will be applied globally to all forms you open in I-32 Forms Design. You cannot apply different colors to different forms or pages.

Margins can be set at both form level and page level. When you start a new form, your margins are set globally and all your pages will have the same default margins. When you define your margins at form level, the settings are applied to all pages in the form. When you define margins at page level, they only affect the pages you define them for. Margins for other pages do not change.

Form margins are set through the Margins properties on the Form property page. Each page property page also has its own set of Margins properties. If all your pages contain the same margin settings, these values will also appear in the form margin property fields. If they do not, you will see a “…” in the property value field on the form property page for any properties that are different. If there is a “…” in a property on the form property page, do not change the value at form level unless you want to change it for all pages.

Note:

Most laser printers have a margin limit. They will not print beyond this limit. Usually, allowing at least ¼" is safe for most printers. If you do not know what kind of printer your forms will be printed on, you may want to allow a little more.

To define margins at form level

1. Click on the FormView tab.

2. Select the form name in the tree. The form property page will appear in the property pane.

3. Find the Margins property group:

4. Enter the amount of space you want for the Left, Right, Top, and Bottom margins in the Margins value fields. When you finish entering a value, press to move to the next field.

To define margins at page level

1. Click on the FormView tab.

2. Select the page name in the tree. The property page for the page you selected will appear in the property pane.

3. Find the Margins property group:

4. Enter the amount of space you want for the Left, Right, Top, and Bottom margins in the Margins value fields. When you finish entering a value, press to move to the next field.

To change the color of the margins

1. Open the Tools menu and select Options to display the Options dialog.

2. Click on the Colors tab.

3. Click on the next to Margins to display the color drop-down box:

4. Select the color you want from the drop-down box.

5. Click to close the Options dialog.

Reminder:

Once you set your margin color, it will remain in effect for all forms until you change it.