How to set Page Setup?

About this article

This article will explain what Page setup is and how it can be used from Dynamics designer. Sections in this article:

• What is Page setup?
• How to set Page Setup?
• Settings available
• Examples of using Page setup

Prerequisites

What is Page setup?

Page setup is for controlling the settings found in Layout->Page Setup statically using text or dynamically using the binding syntax.

How to set Page Setup?

1. Open Templafy task pane in your Office application
2. Go to the ellipsis menu in the task pane and click on Dynamics Designer
3. Go to the Document tab
4. Select Page Setup
5. Click the + button
   
   
   

Settings available

• Top Margin
• Right Margin
• Bottom Margin
• Left Margin
• Gutter
• Gutter Position
  • {{GutterPosition.Left}}
  • {{GutterPosition.Right}}
• Orientation
  • {{Orientation.Portrait}}
  • {{Orientation.Landscape}}
• Paper Width
• Paper Height
• Header From Edge
• Footer From Edge

Examples of using Page setup

Example 1

Statically set a standard A4 page layout.

Example 2

Statically set a standard Letter(US) page layout.

Example 3

Set a static A4 page layout but use a dropdown form field to allow the user to select the page orientation. A data source has been created with 3 columns and 2 rows. The 3 columns are Name, PaperWidth and PaperHeight.  The two rows have the Name column as "Portrait" and "Landscape" with respective widths and heights. The orientation will automatically be set by Word.

The Page Setup settings are then as follows.

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