This video lesson is from our complete Word tutorial, titled “ Mastering Word Made Easy v.2019 and 365.
#HIDE AND SHOW RULER ON MICROSOFT WORD 2016 HOW TO#
The following video lesson, titled “ Showing and Hiding the Ruler,” shows you how to show the ruler in Microsoft Word and also hide it.
The ruler appears both horizontally and vertically in the “Print Layout” view, but only appears horizontally in the “Draft” view, for example. Depending upon which document view you are using, the ruler may appear differently, or it may not appear at all. The ruler also assists in the placement and positioning of document text and document objects. Microsoft Word provides you with a ruler that you can use to set tabs within a document. If the View tab is not visible, there’s no need to panic, simply click on the View Ruler icon to toggle On or Off the ruler in Word 2010.You can easily show the ruler in Word and also hide it. Note: If the View tab is not visible skip to the next section of the guide.Ī. Click on the View tab in the Office Ribbon and then check Ruler in the Show group. Then check or uncheck the Ruler checkbox in the Show button group to turn the display of the ruler on and off, if available for your currently selected document view. Software/ Hardware used: Word 2010, but it should also apply to Word 2007.ġ. To show the ruler in Word or hide it, first select the View tab in the Ribbon. If you have any comments or questions, please post them in the comments section below.
Table gridlines don’t print but borders do print. Applies to: Microsoft ® Word ® 2013, 2016, 2019 or 365 (Windows) If you work with tables in Microsoft Word, it’s a good idea to show gridlines. by Avantix Learning Team Updated October 9, 2021. Enabling and disabling the rulers is done through either of the following methods. Microsoft Word 20 use the Ribbon instead of the file menu. The guide below will show what the default Word view looks like and how you can enable the ruler while editing your documents. Show or Hide Table Gridlines in Word Documents. Click the View tab, then click the Ruler check box to show the horizontal and vertical ruler. This is particularly important to know when working on documents where margin sizes matter.
I for one, like the inclusion of the ruler because it’s a reminder of what the document’s margins are and where the different indentations are. The default view in Word 2010 excludes the ruler as part of the Print Layout View while editing documents. If you are upgrading from a Word version other than Word 2007, chances are you are wondering where the heck the ruler is.