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WindowMargins

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

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WindowMargins

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.

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Basic Examples  (5)

Position a notebook at the upper-left corner of the screen:

Position a notebook at the lower-left corner of the screen:

Position a notebook at the upper-right corner of the screen:

Position a notebook at the lower-right corner of the screen:

Specify explicit margins for all four sides:

Scope  (1)

CreatePalette and CreateDialog have preset WindowMargins that can be overridden:

Wolfram Research (1996), WindowMargins, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/WindowMargins.html.

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: 28-August-2025]}

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@online{reference.wolfram_2025_windowmargins, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={WindowMargins}, year={1996}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/WindowMargins.html}, note=[Accessed: 28-August-2025]}