PRESCRIBE Command Reference
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STM — Set Top Margin
Format
STM distance;
Parameter
distance:
size of top margin
Function
The STM command sets the top margin, in the unit value designated by the UNIT
command.
A top margin setting in a document file should be placed at the beginning of the file or at
a page break.
If the top margin is moved below the current cursor position, the cursor moves to the new
margin. But if the top margin is moved above the current cursor position, the cursor does
not move.
File
!R! RES; UNIT C;
SFNT "Helvetica-Nr", 18;
STM 2;
EXIT, E;
First page with 2-cm top margin
!R! RES; UNIT C;
SFNT "Helvetica-Nr", 18;
STM 4;
EXIT, E;
Second page with 4-cm top margin
!R! PAGE; EXIT;