# Why do I get a margin around my site when I publish?

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/why-do-i-get-a-margin-around-my-site-when-i-publish/301118>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [December 3, 2009, 6:53pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/why-do-i-get-a-margin-around-my-site-when-i-publish/301118 "2009-12-03T18:53:48Z")\
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**Author:** ![rockguy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/76d3ee/32.png) [@rockguy](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/rockguy)\
**Post date:** [December 3, 2009, 6:53pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/why-do-i-get-a-margin-around-my-site-when-i-publish/301118/1 "2009-12-03T18:53:48Z")

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I have developed my site in AS3/ CS3, and when I publish I get extra margin around my site. It’s not even centered!!! My background is the exact size as my stage, and in development when I test my site, it’s perfect. What happens when I publish? Why do I get the extra margin, when the html is run??? … and it has to do with my stage, since I can control the color on the properties panel, but not the size??? Please help!!! I really need to get my site up.

I thought of using match content in the properties panel of the stage, but I still have problem. Some of my animations start outside of the stage and this does not solve my problem either!!! ![](http://forum.kirupa.com/uploads/kirupa/5991/e2a63b42af314e2c.gif)

Thanks much.