Sep 11, 2017 If the vertical ruler doesn't show, make sure you're in Print Layout view. If it still doesn't show, you might need to turn the ruler on. On the Word menu click Preferences - View (under Authoring. Microsoft Word has long had the option of displaying the page margins as 'text boundaries.' Here is a screenshot from Word 97 with them displayed and with the option dialog that turns display on or off: Note that the Horizontal and Vertical Rulers also display the margins, but this is not quite as intuitive for many users.
The ruler in Word 2016 displays horizontally across the top of your workspace, and can be used to align text, graphics, tables, and other elements in your document.
How To Show The Ruler On Word For Mac Free
To display the ruler if you can’t already see it, go to the View tab and make sure that Ruler is checked (in the Show group).
Similarly, you can hide the ruler in order to make more room for your document by unchecking the checkbox.
Even if you have Ruler checked, you will not see it in Read Mode, or Outline View. However, it will be displayed in all the other views.
Ruler Unit Of Measure
But what is the ruler’s unit of measure, I hear you ask? Is it centimetres or is it inches? To find out, and also to change the ruler’s UOM, click File > Options > Advanced, and scroll to the Display settings. The Show measurements in units of selector displays the units currently being used by the ruler (and everywhere else in the document).