The top and side rulers in Word are used to set your margins, and also any Indents you might require for your paragraphs. They should display by default. If they don’t, here are instructions on how to make them display. If you can’t see the rulers, click on the View Ruler button at the top of your right-hand scroll bar. How to Insert Ruler in Word: Show the Horizontal and Vertical Ruler in Microsoft Word.

1. How To Add Ruler In Word 10
2. How To Add Ruler In Word
3. How To Add Ruler In Word 2019

Where is the Ruler in Microsoft Word 2007, 2010, 2013, 2016, 2019 and 365

The Ruler function helps align the text, graphic, tables or other elements in your document. To get the function in the Word 2007, 2010, 2013, 2016, 2019 and 365 seems not as familiar as it was before, because the user interface of Word 2007, 2010, 2013, 2016, 2019 and 365 have been improved as Ribbon. Here we will introduce two methods to find out the Ruler.

How To Add Ruler In Word 10

If you have Classic Menu for Word 2007/2010/2013/2016/2019 installed.

How To Add Ruler In Word

Just take Microsoft Word 2010 for example, which is as well as in Word 2007 and 2013. With Classic Menu for Word 2007/2010/2013/2016/2019 installed, you can click Menus tab to get back the classic style interface.

• Click View menu
• Choose Ruler in the drop down menu
• And then you may see the horizontal and vertical ruler appearing in the document

If you have not Classic Menu for Word 2007/2010/2013/2016/2019 installed, you can …

• Click View tab
• Move to Show group
• Check the box in front of Ruler

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How to insert and view ruler in Outlook?

By default a ruler shows above the editing area in Microsoft Word, which helps you measure the indents or spacing easily. See the following screen shot:

Actually you can insert and view such a ruler in Microsoft Outlook too, which has similar editor as that in Microsoft Word. Here we will show you how to insert and view ruler in Microsoft Outlook easily.

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Insert and view the ruler in outlook 2007 and 2010

If you are using Microsoft Outlook 2007 or 2010, it is quite easy to show or hide the ruler in the Message window. And you can do it as following:

Step 1: Create a new email message:

• In Outlook 2007, click the File > New > Mail Message.
• In Outlook 2010, please click the New Email button in the New group on the Home tab.

Step 2: Click the Ruler button at the top of vertical scroll bar in the Message window. See the following screen shot:

Then the ruler displays between the message header and message body immediately. See the following screen shot:

Insert and view the ruler in Outlook 2013

In Microsoft Outlook 2013 the ruler button is hidden. If you need to view the ruler, it is required to add this button into the Quick Access Toolbar firstly.

Step 1: Create a new email message with clicking the New Email button in the New group on the Home tab.

Step 2: Open the Outlook Options dialog box with clicking the File > Options.

Step 3: In the Outlook Options dialog box, click the Quick Access Toolbar in the left bar.

Step 4: In the Choose commands from: box, please select the All Commands.

Step 5: Find out and select the Ruler item in the commands list.

Step 6: Click the Add button.

Step 7: Click the OK button.

Then the Ruler button is added at the Quick Access Toolbar in the Message window. See the following screen shot:

How To Add Ruler In Word 2019

Step 8: Click the Ruler button, and then the ruler appears between the message header and message body at once.

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  I've installed the ruler in my Outlook 2016. But it only has one 'arrow' (bottom one), not two (top and bottom) like in Word. Any advive?
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  superb got what i need
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  Searched for what i wanted and got it just as i wanted! Perfecto!
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  Thanks.. Exact information.
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  For outlook 2013, if you don't see 'Ruler' when you are on the Quick Access Toolbar step, in the Choose commands from pulldown, select 'All Commands' and its there in the list