Margins.Left Property
Definition
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Gets or sets the left margin width, in hundredths of an inch.
public:
property int Left { int get(); void set(int value); };public int Left { get; set; }member this.Left : int with get, setPublic Property Left As IntegerProperty Value
The left margin width, in hundredths of an inch.
Exceptions
The Left property is set to a value that is less than 0.
Examples
Use the System.Drawing, System.Drawing.Printing, and System.IO namespaces for this example.
The following code example sets the default page settings for a document to left and right margins of 1 inch in width, and top and bottom margins of 1.5 inches in width.
void Printing()
{
try
{
/* This assumes that a variable of type string, named filePath,
has been set to the path of the file to print. */
streamToPrint = gcnew StreamReader( filePath );
try
{
printFont = gcnew System::Drawing::Font( "Arial",10 );
PrintDocument^ pd = gcnew PrintDocument;
/* This assumes that a method, named pd_PrintPage, has been
defined. pd_PrintPage handles the PrintPage event. */
pd->PrintPage += gcnew PrintPageEventHandler( this, &Sample::pd_PrintPage );
/* This assumes that a variable of type string, named
printer, has been set to the printer's name. */
pd->PrinterSettings->PrinterName = printer;
// Set the left and right margins to 1 inch.
pd->DefaultPageSettings->Margins->Left = 100;
pd->DefaultPageSettings->Margins->Right = 100;
// Set the top and bottom margins to 1.5 inches.
pd->DefaultPageSettings->Margins->Top = 150;
pd->DefaultPageSettings->Margins->Bottom = 150;
pd->Print();
}
finally
{
streamToPrint->Close();
}
}
catch ( Exception^ ex )
{
MessageBox::Show( String::Concat( "An error occurred printing the file - ", ex->Message ) );
}
}
public void Printing()
{
try
{
/* This assumes that a variable of type string, named filePath,
has been set to the path of the file to print. */
streamToPrint = new StreamReader (filePath);
try
{
printFont = new Font("Arial", 10);
PrintDocument pd = new PrintDocument();
/* This assumes that a method, named pd_PrintPage, has been
defined. pd_PrintPage handles the PrintPage event. */
pd.PrintPage += new PrintPageEventHandler(pd_PrintPage);
/* This assumes that a variable of type string, named
printer, has been set to the printer's name. */
pd.PrinterSettings.PrinterName = printer;
// Set the left and right margins to 1 inch.
pd.DefaultPageSettings.Margins.Left = 100;
pd.DefaultPageSettings.Margins.Right = 100;
// Set the top and bottom margins to 1.5 inches.
pd.DefaultPageSettings.Margins.Top = 150;
pd.DefaultPageSettings.Margins.Bottom = 150;
pd.Print();
}
finally
{
streamToPrint.Close() ;
}
}
catch(Exception ex)
{
MessageBox.Show("An error occurred printing the file - " + ex.Message);
}
}
Public Sub Printing()
Try
' This assumes that a variable of type string, named filePath,
' has been set to the path of the file to print.
streamToPrint = New StreamReader(filePath)
Try
printFont = New Font("Arial", 10)
Dim pd As New PrintDocument()
' This assumes that a method, named pd_PrintPage, has been
' defined. pd_PrintPage handles the PrintPage event.
AddHandler pd.PrintPage, AddressOf pd_PrintPage
' This assumes that a variable of type string, named
' printer, has been set to the printer's name.
pd.PrinterSettings.PrinterName = printer
' Set the left and right margins to 1 inch.
pd.DefaultPageSettings.Margins.Left = 100
pd.DefaultPageSettings.Margins.Right = 100
' Set the top and bottom margins to 1.5 inches.
pd.DefaultPageSettings.Margins.Top = 150
pd.DefaultPageSettings.Margins.Bottom = 150
pd.Print()
Finally
streamToPrint.Close()
End Try
Catch ex As Exception
MessageBox.Show("An error occurred printing the file - " & ex.Message)
End Try
End Sub
Remarks
If you measure margins in millimeters, multiply the margin width you want in millimeters by 3.937 to determine the correct measurement in hundredths of an inch. For example, if you want a margin of 25mm, multiply by 3.937 and the result is 98 when rounded down. You would then set the appropriate Margins member to 98.
