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# Set margin goals and colors

Set your default margin and the color thresholds for margin goals.

## Set margin goals and colors

Margin goals show whether a calculation reaches a healthy margin.

You set the default margin and the thresholds in the calculation settings.

{% stepper %}
{% step %}

#### Open the calculation settings

Go to the **Calculations** settings page.
{% endstep %}

{% step %}

#### Set the default margin

Fill in the default margin.

OutSmart applies this margin to new calculation lines automatically. The default is 15.
{% endstep %}

{% step %}

#### Set the margin goal thresholds

Use the slider to set the **Danger** and **Warning** boundaries.

Everything above the warning boundary counts as **Safe**.
{% endstep %}

{% step %}

#### Choose the colors

Pick a color for **Danger**, **Warning**, and **Safe**.

These colors show on the calculation overview.
{% endstep %}

{% step %}

#### Save the settings

Click **Save**.
{% endstep %}
{% endstepper %}

#### How the goals appear

* **Danger** means the margin is below your danger threshold
* **Warning** means the margin sits between the two thresholds
* **Safe** means the margin is above your warning threshold

#### Frequently asked questions

<details>

<summary>What is the default margin used for?</summary>

It is applied automatically to new calculation lines so you do not set it every time.

</details>

<details>

<summary>Do the colors change the price?</summary>

No.

The colors are only a visual signal. They do not change any amounts.

</details>

#### Related topics

* [Understand margin versus markup](/backoffice/backoffice/calculations/understand-margin-versus-markup.md)
* [Create a calculation](/backoffice/backoffice/calculations/create-a-calculation.md)


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