Microsoft KB Archive/179181

= FP: Page Margins Not Visible in Browser =

Article ID: 179181

Article Last Modified on 10/7/2003

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft FrontPage 97 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft FrontPage 1.1 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q179181



For a Microsoft FrontPage 2000 version of this article, see 196487.

For a Microsoft FrontPage 98 version of this article, see 193954.



SYMPTOMS
When you apply a top or left margin to a page, you do not see any margin when you open the page in your Web browser.

NOTE: To apply a top or left margin, click Page Properties on the File menu in FrontPage Editor.



CAUSE
This behavior occurs in either of the following cases:


 * You are using Netscape Navigator or Netscape Communicator. Netscape Navigator, version 3.02 and earlier, and Netscape Communicator, version 4.01 and earlier, do not support the leftmargin and topmargin attributes of the body tag.

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 * You are using Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.02 or earlier and you specified a margin width of 255 pixels or greater.



RESOLUTION
To set the page margins, choose the appropriate method for your situation.

Method 1: If You Are Using Netscape Navigator
If you are using Netscape Navigator, set the page margin to zero in FrontPage Editor. For more information about setting the page margins for Netscape Navigator, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

180349 FP97: Creating Zero Margins in FrontPage for Netscape Navigator 4

Method 2: If You Are Using Microsoft Internet Explorer
If you are using Internet Explorer 3.02 or earlier, your page margins must be less than or equal to 255 pixels.



MORE INFORMATION
FrontPage allows you to specify a page margin of up to 9999 pixels for the top or left margin of a page.

The third-party products discussed here are manufactured by a vendor independent of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding these products' performance or reliability.

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