diff --git a/lib/plot.py b/lib/plot.py
index 5ee70c5..8117aff 100644
--- a/lib/plot.py
+++ b/lib/plot.py
@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@ class Paper:
             'left': 0
         }
         self.set_margins(margins)
-        
 
-    def set_margins(self, margins):
+    def set_margins(self, margins=None, top=None, right=None, bottom=None,
+                    left=None):
         if isinstance(margins, int) or isinstance(margins, float):
             self.margins['top'] = margins
             self.margins['right'] = margins
@@ -40,9 +40,18 @@ class Paper:
                 self.margins['right'] = margins[1]
                 self.margins['bottom'] = margins[2]
                 self.margins['left'] = margins[3]
-        else:
+        elif margins is not None:
             self.margins = margins
 
+        if top is not None:
+            self.margins['top'] = top
+        if right is not None:
+            self.margins['right'] = right
+        if bottom is not None:
+            self.margins['bottom'] = bottom
+        if left is not None:
+            self.margins['left'] = left
+
     @property
     def content_width(self):
         return self.width - self.margins['left'] - self.margins['right']
@@ -126,7 +135,6 @@ A6_PORTRAIT = Paper(105, 148, 8)
 A6_LANDSCAPE = Paper(148, 105, 8)
 
 
-
 class Plotter:
 
     def __init__(self, paper, line_width=0, colour=[0, 0, 0, 1]):
@@ -308,4 +316,4 @@ class MultiPlotter(Plotter):
 
     @property
     def paper(self):
-        return self.plotters[0].paper
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+        return self.plotters[0].paper