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PageSetup.BottomMargin Property

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

Syntax

expression.BottomMargin

expression   A variable that represents a PageSetup object.

Example

This example sets the bottom margin to 72 points (1 inch) and the top margin to 2 inches for the active document. The InchesToPoints method is used to convert inches to points.

Visual Basic for Applications 
  With ActiveDocument.PageSetup
    .BottomMargin = 72
    .TopMargin = InchesToPoints(2)
End With

This example sets the bottom margin to 2.5 inches for all the sections in the current selection.

Visual Basic for Applications 
  Selection.PageSetup.BottomMargin = InchesToPoints(2.5)

This example returns the bottom margin for section 1 in the selection. The PointsToInches method is used to convert the result to inches.

Visual Basic for Applications 
  Dim sngMargin As Single

sngMargin = Selection.Sections(1).PageSetup.BottomMargin
MsgBox PointsToInches(sngMargin) & " inches"

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