Ruler

Ruler

The Ruler displays different information about the selected paragraphs as well as the whole document (some components of the Page Settings).

You can either show or hide the Ruler by choosing the View | Ruler command.

The following picture illustrates all the components of the Ruler.
The description for these components can be found below this picture.

Left & Right Margins

Left & Right Margins on the Ruler display the respective characteristics from the Page Settings of the active document.

Left Margin Resizer

Left Margin Resizer allows to visually change the Left Margin of the document.
Simply capture it with the mouse and drag until the required value for the Left Margin achieved.

Right Margin Resizer

Right Margin Resizer allows to visually change the Right Margin of the document.
Simply capture it with the mouse and drag until the required value for the Right Margin achieved.

Ruler Core

You can click the Ruler Core to place a new tab position onto it.
Click here to read about
Tabs.

First Line Indent/Outdent Box

This box displays the First Line parameter of the selected paragraphs.
You can capture it with the mouse and drag to change the First Line for the selected paragraphs.

Left Indent Box

This box displays the Left Indent parameter of the selected paragraphs.
You can capture it with the mouse and drag to change the Left Indent for the selected paragraphs.

Note if you capture the bottom half of this box, both First Line Indent/Outdent Box and Left Indent Box will be moved synchronously.

Right Indent Box

This box displays the Right Indent parameter of the selected paragraphs.
You can capture it with the mouse and drag to change the Right Indent for the selected paragraphs.

Tab Selector Switch

Tab Selector Switch controls a tab of which type will be placed onto the Ruler Core when you click it.

Click the Tab Selector Switch until the desired tab type is displayed by this switch.

Click here to read about Tabs.

Tab Positions

Tab Positions display custom tab stops of the selected paragraphs.

You can change any tab position visually. Simply capture it with the mouse and drag within the Ruler Core until the required value for this tab position achieved.

You can completely remove any tab position visually. Capture it with the mouse and drag out of the Ruler Core.

Click here to read about Tabs.

Default Tab Positions Area

This component displays Default Tab Positions Area.

Click here to read about Tabs.

 

 

 

You can place your mouse pointer over most Ruler components to get a tooltip with information about a corresponding Ruler component.

You can use the Ruler to quickly call different dialogs.

The following picture illustrates different regions of the Ruler. Each region is displayed with its own color.

You can double-click each of these regions to call a corresponding dialog:

See also...

Page Settings
Tabs