Set Gutter Margins for Word Documents in Java

A gutter margin is used to add extra space to the side, top margin, or inside margins of a document you plan to bind. That helps ensure that text cannot be obscured while binding. This article will show you how to set gutter margins for a Word document using Java codes.

DEPENDENCY

First of all, you’re required to get the package of Free Spire.Doc for Java from this link, and then manually add Spire.Doc.jar to your Java program. Or if you use Maven, just type the following codes in the pom.xml file to import the JAR file.

<repositories>
<repository>
<id>com.e-iceblue</id>
<name>e-iceblue</name>
<url>https://repo.e-iceblue.com/nexus/content/groups/public/</url>
</repository>
</repositories>
<dependencies>
<dependency>
<groupId>e-iceblue</groupId>
<artifactId>spire.doc.free</artifactId>
<version>5.1.0</version>
</dependency>
</dependencies>

USING THE CODE

Free Spire.Doc for Java offers the Section.getPageSetup().setGutter() method to set gutter margins for a Word document. The detailed steps are listed below.

l  Create a Document instance.

l  Load a Word document using Document.loadFromFile() method.

l  Get a specific section using Document.getSections().get() method.

l  Set gutter margins for the specified section using Section.getPageSetup().setGutter() method.

l  Save the document to another file using Document.saveToFile() method.

import com.spire.doc.*;

public class AddGutterMargin {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        //Create a Document instance
        Document document = new Document();

        //Load a sample Word document
        document.loadFromFile("C:\\Users\\Test1\\Desktop\\Sample.docx");

        //Get the first section
        Section section = document.getSections().get(0);

        //Set gutter margin
        section.getPageSetup().setGutter(100f);

        //Save the file
        document.saveToFile("output/addGutterMargin.docx", FileFormat.Docx);
    }
}