Change the margins of an element
Margins in Microsoft® Expression Blend™ determine the amount of empty space that is around a control, object, or element. For example, margins specify the amount of space between the outside edges of an element and the boundaries of a grid panel that contains the element.
To change the margins of an element
- In a grid panel (make sure it is the active element), click the element for which you want to change the margins.
- Under Layout in the Properties panel,
change the value (in pixels or, device-independent units which are approximately 1/96 inch) for any of the margins (Top, Left, Right,
or Bottom). Alternatively, you can move your
mouse pointer over the margin property's text box, and then click and
drag your pointer when the numerical adjust
cursor appears so that you can scroll through values and see the
changes reflected on the artboard.
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You can also set margins for an element relative to its
parent grid panel by clicking the margin (knot) adorners that appear
around the element on the artboard when the element is selected and is in Grid layout mode.
If a margin adorner is open, vertically
or
horizontally
 , that margin is not set. If a margin adorner is closed,
vertically
or
horizontally
 , that margin is set. Resizing the
grid panel
during run time will leave any elements in place where the margins aren't set.
Elements that are bound to a margin will move with the margin as the grid panel is resized. |