is a notebook option that specifies what margins to leave around the window that is used to display the notebook on the screen.


WindowMargins
is a notebook option that specifies what margins to leave around the window that is used to display the notebook on the screen.
Details

- WindowMargins->{{left,right},{bottom,top}} specifies the distances from each edge of the main display screen to each edge of the notebook window.
- Typically only two distances are given explicitly; the others are Automatic, indicating that they should be determined from the size of the window.
- Explicit distances are given in printer's points.
- Negative values represent edges that are off the main display monitor, but may be visible on additional monitors.
- The settings for WindowMargins change whenever you move a window around interactively using the front end.
- Window edges closer to the edges of the display screen are typically assigned explicit margin distances; the others are set to Automatic. This allows the same setting for WindowMargins to work on screens of different sizes.
- With WindowSize->{Automatic,Automatic}, all four margin distances must be given explicitly.
- With the default setting WindowMargins->Automatic, new windows are placed on the screen in such a way as to make as many window title bars visible as possible.
Examples
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Scope (1)
See Also
Tech Notes
Related Guides
Related Workflows
- Specify Where a Notebook Should Open on Your Screen
History
Introduced in 1996 (3.0)
Text
Wolfram Research (1996), WindowMargins, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/WindowMargins.html.
CMS
Wolfram Language. 1996. "WindowMargins." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/WindowMargins.html.
APA
Wolfram Language. (1996). WindowMargins. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/WindowMargins.html
BibTeX
@misc{reference.wolfram_2025_windowmargins, author="Wolfram Research", title="{WindowMargins}", year="1996", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/WindowMargins.html}", note=[Accessed: 08-August-2025]}
BibLaTeX
@online{reference.wolfram_2025_windowmargins, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={WindowMargins}, year={1996}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/WindowMargins.html}, note=[Accessed: 08-August-2025]}