Illustrator does not have that functionality like indesign but you can try this.
Indesign margin gutter.
Indesign uses the first definition in margins and columns so i m going to guess that is what your question is about.
Planning your indesign pages using margins and columns bookmachine this is an excerpt from nigel french s book indesign type.
How to set and modify columns column gutters margins and guides in adobe indesign cc.
Gutter widths should relate to the body text leading value.
Open the pages panel window pages and select the thumbnails for the pages you wish to change.
Some people use gutter to describe the space between 2 columns other use it to describe the space between two pages.
To achieve uniform spacing set your gutters to the same value as or a multiple of 1 5 or 2 for example the leading of the text.
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Graphic designers often refer to the division between facing pages as the gutter and the margins.
The margin is the space between the main content and the edge of the printed page or next page.
Assuming i guessed correctly are you trying to define the gutter width or gutter position.
What is an indesign gutter.
For a typical novel or narrative nonfiction book of about 200 pages i would start off with an outside margin of 75 and a gutter margin of 875.
Choose layout margins and columns.
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Adobe indesign s text frames can flow text from one column to another within a multi column frame.
Position it at the x y position of the top and left margin.
Use margins and column guides to position content.
Enter values for top bottom left and right margins as well as the number of columns and the gutter the space between columns.
Depending on your binding choice your inner margins may vary.
Object path split into grid.
Create a box as large as the page without the margins.
You can make guides from the result.