InDesign

Change page margin and column settings

You can change column and margin settings for pages and spreads. When you change the column and margin settings on a master page, you change the setting for all pages to which the master is applied. Changing the columns and margins of regular pages affects only those pages selected in the Pages panel.

Note: The Margins And Columns dialog box doesn’t alter columns inside text frames. Text frame columns exist only within individual text frames, not on the page itself. You can set up columns within individual text frames by using the Text Frame Options dialog box. Text frame columns can also be affected by the Layout Adjustment feature.
  1. Do one of the following:

    • To change margin and column settings for one spread or page, go to the spread you want to change, or select one spread or page in the Pages panel.

    • To change margin and column settings for multiple pages, select those pages in the Pages panel, or select a master that controls the pages you want to change.

  2. Choose Layout > Margins And Columns, specify the following options, and then click OK.
    Margins
    Type values to specify the distance between margin guides and each edge of the page. If Facing Pages is selected in the New Document or Document Setup dialog box, the Left and Right margin option names change to Inside and Outside, so that you can specify additional inside margin space to accommodate binding.

    Columns
    For Number, type the number of columns to be created within the margin guides. For Gutter, type a value for the width of the space between columns.