Indesign uses the first definition in margins and columns so i m going to guess that is what your question is about.
Change gutter in indesign.
When you work in adobe indesign you can use the gutters to control the layout of your page and create a more consistent and visually pleasing design.
By using multiple columns formats throughout your project you can quickly layout text graphics and images like a pro.
After i set up grid guides in my document using layout create guides and layout margins and columns i sometimes decide that a change should be made to the grid.
Without enough space between text columns or content elements will run together and become difficult to see or read.
The gutters in a page layout separate elements from one another.
Some people use gutter to describe the space between 2 columns other use it to describe the space between two pages.
Adobe indesign s text frames can flow text from one column to another within a multi column frame.
Change layout settings in indesign cs5 by jennifer smith christopher smith fred gerantabee if you accepted the defaults for page orientation and size margins columns and gutters when you created your indesign creative suite 5 document and then find that you need to change them you are not alone.
Choose layout margins and columns.
You can also change margins and columns in an existing file.
To set or change the number of columns in an individual text frame and establish the gutter spacing between these columns open the object menu and choose text frame options.
I am running indesign cs6.
Need to change the size of your gutter in indesign.
Columns are ideal for creating quick and accurate document layouts inside indesign.
Enter values for top bottom left and right margins as well as the number of columns and the gutter the space between columns.