Document size and margins

Please save my sanity!
I'm trying to create a document that is 3" x 1". It's a name badge. Every time I enter my document size I get the following message:
Specified margin and columns setup does not fit not within the specified page size.
I've tried adjusting my margins to 0 as well as various other amounts but to no avail. Still getting the same message
This is driving me crazy! It seems like it should be such an easy fix but I'm am just completely missing it. I should mention that I'm new to InDesign.
Thanks for any suggestions.
~Carla

After over 6 months of myself and co-workers going through the same error, I may have found a permanent solution. With InDesign open, but without a document open on the screen, go to "file"—"document presets"—"define". From there you can check and change your margins and columns to zero on all presets. Once this is done you should not have any more sizing issues. Let me know if this works for you!
—Jake Crawford

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Experiment. No harm in trying.
If you are just starting to use Pages you need to make your own assessment given current events whether committing your work to a format and software given this support is a wise move.
You also need to look at what will produce workable results. Particularly if your large posters are to be commercially printed and contain large bitmap (photographic) images.
Always work backwards from your output. Ask your printer what they require to do their job.
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When dragging an image onto a fresh canvas, the resizing feature presnaps the image into the canvas size. I can confirm that this has not happened to me in previous projects. I've also tested this problem by making a new larger document size and dragging

Contexts: I am very competent with GFX and have worked on many projects.
When dragging an image onto a fresh canvas, the resizing feature presnaps the image into the canvas size. I can confirm that this has not happened to me in previous projects. I've also tested this problem by making a new larger document size and dragging in the same render. It snaps again. I don't want to re-size from the canvas dimensions, I want to resize from the render's original dimensions.

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