To change the margins of your forms

Warning:  Changing the size or margins of a form may affect the way the form prints

1. In the appropriate command center, click the Print option you wish to use; the Forms Selection window opens.



2. If you're modifying checks or mailing labels, skip to step 3.

Otherwise, select the type of form you want to modify; for example, select Item from the Form Layout list or Activity from the Statement Type list. You'll make a selection from the list provided in the top third of the window.

3. Select the layout of the form you want to change from the Selected Form list provided in the bottom third of the window, then click the Customize button to open the Customize window.



4. Click the Form Properties button in the toolbar to open the Forms Information window.



5. In the Forms Information window, change the top Margins field so it matches the location where your printer begins printing. For example, if your printer begins printing 2 inches from the top edge of the page, enter 2.0 in the top Margins field. When you've made your changes, click OK.

Warning:  Fields not entirely within the printable area of a form layout will not print

6. In the Customize window, click the Save Form As button. The Save As window appears; enter a name and a brief description for the new layout and click OK. (If you selected a custom form in step 1, click Save Form to save your changes without creating a new form layout.)

Related topic

• Customizing invoices, statements and purchase orders
• To preview forms before printing
• To print a test form