how to set page margins for word document using apache poi?

Question

I want to set page-margins for word document created using apache poi-3.9. I found it can be done using CTPageMar but CTPageMar is not being resolved. I am using apache poi-3.9

I tried this

CTSectPr sectPr = document.getDocument().getBody().addNewSectPr();
    CTPageMar pageMar = sectPr.addNewPgMar();
    pageMar.setLeft(BigInteger.valueOf(720L));
    pageMar.setTop(BigInteger.valueOf(1440L));
    pageMar.setRight(BigInteger.valueOf(720L));
    pageMar.setBottom(BigInteger.valueOf(1440L));

See this thread - http://apache-poi.1045710.n5.nabble.com/How-to-change-margins-of-a-word-document-td5710067.html — LittlePanda, Apr 22 '15 at 11:29
thanks @LittlePanda the code by mark helped but it is working for doc format not for docx. how can I set the margins while creating xwpf document. (the code from link describes setting margins for existing doc) — imdzeeshan, Apr 23 '15 at 08:50

score 7 · Answer 1 · answered May 05 '15 at 17:04

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As far as I understand, the problem is not related to the provided code, it is connected with missing CTPageMar class.

The source of missing classes problem is clearly explained in Apache POI FAQ:

To use the new OOXML file formats, POI requires a jar containing the file format XSDs [...] You can download the jar by hand from the POI Maven Repository.

URL from FAQ is not working, but you can find required jar in central maven repo.

answered May 05 '15 at 17:04

Artur Malinowski

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It's important to note that the ooxml-schemas file that contains everything is not the same as the poi-ooxml-schemas file. From the FAQ: "The full jar of all of the schemas is ooxml-schemas-1.3.jar, and it is currently around 15mb. The smaller poi-ooxml-schemas jar is only about 4mb. This latter jar file only contains the typically used parts though." – jamsandwich Dec 05 '17 at 22:34

score 4 · Answer 2 · answered May 07 '17 at 16:48

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To resolve the class CTPageMar you will have to add the package org.apache.poi:ooxml-schema to your classpath. The corresponding JAR contains all schemas. You can find more information here.

answered May 07 '17 at 16:48

Benjamin Muschko

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still not understand...where to download the org.apache.poi:ooxml-schema without using maven? – user1169587 Sep 08 '20 at 07:08

how to set page margins for word document using apache poi?

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