2 Ways to Show Ruler (Ruler) in Word (100% Work)

How to display the ruler in word 2010, 2021, 2021, 2021 or above. Ruler or ruler is used to arrange paragraphs in a word document to be neater.

Microsoft Office is basically created with the aim of helping computer users in doing various office activities. One of the most frequently and popularly used applications in the Microsoft Office suite of applications is Microsoft Word.

Microsoft Word is famous for its various functions and features that are complete and capable. You may also have often used this application for various document writing purposes. Whether it’s for office matters or for other matters. But even so, it turns out that quite a lot of people still don’t really understand the features in this application.

One of them is the Ruler feature or ruler in Microsoft Word. There are many things you can do with this feature, one of the most important of which is that it can help you organize paragraphs in your report so that they are neater and easier to read.

How to Show Ruler in Word (All Versions)

But what if at any time something happens that makes you accidentally remove the Ruler in Microsoft Word? Don’t worry, in this article we will write down several steps on how to display the ruler in Word and also how to change the ruler unit of measure in Microsoft Word.

1. First of all please open the app Microsoft Word on your computer.

2. You may find a screen like the one below when you open Microsoft Word, where the features Ruler or the ruler does not appear.

3. To display it, please select Ribbon View then check on the options Ruler.

4. After you check Ruler, the Ruler feature will automatically be displayed on your Microsoft Word display.

Changing the Ruler’s Unit of Measure (Ruler)

When you look at the ruler or ruler in Microsoft Word, one thing you may notice is that the distance between numbers or their size is not very familiar to us.

This is quite reasonable considering that Microsoft Windows usually uses Inch as the default size in its system, but we in Indonesia use centimeters more. Quoted from Microsoft documentation, we can change the size to what we want.

1. First of all of course you can open the application Microsoft Word on your computer.

2. After opening the Microsoft Word application or program, please click File on the Ribbon. You will find a display like below. Please choose Options.

3. Then you will be directed to a window or window named Word Options. In this window, please select the section Advanced on the tab on the left, then please scroll down to the right. In section Display, please search “Show Measurements in units of:. This section is responsible for setting the unit of measure in Microsoft Word. If before was inches, you can change it by clicking on the box and you can choose a unit of measure that is more familiar to you. There are several options, there are centimeters, millimeters, points and picas. After selecting, click OK.

4. When finished, you will be able to see the unit of measure in Microsoft Word especially on your ruler or Ruler has changed.

Those are some tips and steps on how to display the ruler in Word and also how to change the unit of measure so that it becomes easier for you to adjust the position of paragraphs in your document. Hopefully this article can be useful for you.

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