Setting Margins in PageMaker

Setting Margins:

The margins you specify in the Document Setup dialog box are applied to the Document Master (the default master page initially applied to all pages in a new publication). When you create additional masters, you can specify margins different from those of the Document Master.

When Double-sided is selected, margins are set as Inside and Outside. The inside margin is on the right side of even-numbered (left) pages and on the left side of odd-numbered (right) pages; the outside margins are- correspondingly reversed. When Double-sided is deselected, PageMaker changes Inside and Outside to Left and Right margins. Margins appear on pages as pink (horizontal) and blue (vertical) nonprinting lines.

Setting margins Command:

Choose File > New or File > Document Setup.

To change the margins, type the values in the Margins area, and then click OK.

Invisible grid defined by rulers:

The rulers set up layout grid so it is a good idea to choose a measurements system before you begin laying out pages. You can set the unit of measure separately for each ruler. For example, you may want to measure vertical lines of text vertically in points, but prefer millimeters for margins, tabs and other horizontal measurements – (a) the horizontal ruler is set to picas; the vertical ruler is set to Custom, 12 points. (b) the horizontal ruler reflects the unit of measure used for most measurements in the publication. You specify tabs, margins, indents and other measurements according to the measurement system reflected on the horizontal ruler.

You usually work with one unit of measure throughout a publication, but you can change to another unit of measure at any time. Guides and – objects already positioned using the original measurement system will stay in place, and might not align with the altered ruler tick marks.

Hide or display rulers:

Choose View > Show/Hide Rulers.

The zero point:

The zero point is the position at which the zeros on the vertical and horizontal rulers intersect. When you start a new, single-sided publication, PageMaker puts the zero point at the top left corner of the page. When you work with facing pages, the default zero point is at the intersection of the top inside edges of the facing pages.

You can easily move the zero point to measure distances from a specific part of your page or to customize the way oversized pages print. To avoid accidentally moving the zero point after you set it, you can lock it in place.

To move the zero point – (a) Position the pointer tool on the crosshair in the zero point window. (b) Drag to the new location.  (c) Release the mouse button; the zero point is reset. Before and after zero point is moved.