How to set the page setup of a document?

About this article

This article will explain what the page setup setting is and provide examples of how it can be utilized with the binding syntax in smart templates.  

• What is the page setup setting? 
• How to set the page setup in a smart document? 
• Page setup examples

 

Prerequisites

Library and at least one Dynamics modules enabled Templafy Desktop and Office VSTO add-in installed on the PC Tenant admin/owner access or Space owner access

 

What is the page setup setting? 

The page setup allows controlling the settings available in Word in Layout > Page Setup. These settings help adjust the general setup of the document such as the orientation, the margins, the width and height, and more.  The Page setup can be set statically by inputting a specific language or dynamically by utilizing the binding syntax. 

 

The page setup setting is only available in Word and is only supported with files that will be stored Document Library.

 

How to set the proofing language setting in a smart template? 

When building the template settings and properties, the Page Setup setting can be utilized to set the document name for the smart template. Setting the Page Setup setting can be achieved by following these steps: 

1. In the Template Designer, navigate to the Advanced tab
2. Click Add property 
3. Select Page Setup in the Type dropdown
4. Fill in the following fields
   • Top/Right/Bottom/Left Margin expected in centimeters
   • Gutter expected in centimeters
   • GutterPosition expected to be either {{GutterPosition.Left}} or {{GutterPosition.Top}}
   • Orientation expected to be either {{Orientation.Portrait}} or {{Orientation.Landscape}}
   • Header/Footer From Edge expected in centimeters
5. Optionally, set an additional option to the setting
   
   • Disable updates: Disallow the setting from being updated after its generation when edited by the user through the document content updater. This option will not be visible if the document content updater is not enabled on the smart template. 
6. Click Add to document
   
   • The Page Setup setting will be added to the smart template 

 

Once the setting has been created, it can be edited or deleted.

 

Page setup setting examples

 

Example 1

Using the Page Setup setting to statically set a standard A4 page layout.

Top Margin	"2.54 cm"
Right Margin	"2.54 cm"
Bottom Margin	"2.54 cm"
Left Margin	"2.54 cm"
Gutter	"0 cm"
Gutter Position	{{GutterPosition.Left}}
Orientation	{{Orientation.Portrait}}
Paper Width	"21 cm"
Paper Height	"29.7 cm"
Header From Edge	"1.25 cm"
Footer From Edge	"1.25 cm"

 

Example 2

Using the Page Setup setting to statically set a standard Letter (US) page layout.

Top Margin	"2.54 cm"
Right Margin	"2.54 cm"
Bottom Margin	"2.54 cm"
Left Margin	"2.54 cm"
Gutter	"0 cm"
Gutter Position	{{GutterPosition.Left}}
Orientation	{{Orientation.Portrait}}
Paper Width	"21.59 cm"
Paper Height	"27.94 cm"
Header From Edge	"1.25 cm"
Footer From Edge	"1.25 cm"

 

 

Example 3

Using the Page Setup setting to dynamically set the page orientation based on the "Orientation" dropdown question originating from the response form

• If "Portrait" is chosen, the width will be set to 21 cm and the height to 29.7 cm
• If "Landscape" is chosen, the width will be set to 29.7 cm and the height to 21 cm

PageSetup data source:

 

Top Margin	"2.54 cm"
Right Margin	"2.54 cm"
Bottom Margin	"2.54 cm"
Left Margin	"2.54 cm"
Gutter	"0 cm"
Gutter Position	{{GutterPosition.Left}}
Orientation	{{Orientation.Portrait}}
Paper Width	{{Form.Orientation.PaperWidth}}
Paper Height	{{Form.Orientation.PaperHeight}}
Header From Edge	"1.25 cm"
Footer From Edge	"1.25 cm"

 

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