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Set the margins within a label or text box

1. Open a form, report, or data access page in Design view.
2. Select the control, and then click Properties on the toolbar to display the control's property sheet.
3. Adjust the margins of the control by typing the new margin in the appropriate property box.

   Forms and reports

   Margin	Property
   Left	LeftMargin
   Top	TopMargin
   Right	RightMargin
   Bottom	BottomMargin

   Data access pages

   Margin	Property
   Left	PaddingLeft
   Top	PaddingTop
   Right	PaddingRight
   Bottom	PaddingBottom

Note  You can enter margins in either inches (in), centimeters (cm), pixels (px), or points (pt). For example, 5px creates a margin that is 5 pixels from the edge of the control.