TopMargin Property

Microsoft Word Visual Basic

TopMargin Property

       

Returns or sets the distance (in points) between the top edge of the page and the top boundary of the body text. Read/write Single.

expression.TopMargin

expression   Required. An expression that returns one of the objects in the Applies To list.

Example

This example sets the top margin to 72 points (1 inch) for the first section in the active document.

ActiveDocument.Sections(1).PageSetup.TopMargin = 72

This example creates a new custom label and sets several properties, including the top margin, and then it creates a new document using the custom labels.

Set newlbl = Application.MailingLabel. _
    CustomLabels.Add(Name:="My Label")
With newlbl
    .Height = InchesToPoints(1.25)
    .NumberAcross = 2
    .NumberDown = 7
    .PageSize = wdCustomLabelLetter
    .SideMargin = InchesToPoints(0)
    .TopMargin = InchesToPoints(1)
    .Width = InchesToPoints(4.25)
End With
Application.MailingLabel.CreateNewDocument Name:="My Label"