Ruler
Rulers allow you to quickly and accurately adjust indents and margins of your document both horizontally and vertically. You can find the horizontal ruler under the Toolbar and the vertical ruler along the left edge of the document. By default, both rulers are displayed.
If you want to hide the rulers or display previously hidden rulers, do one of the following:
•In the View menu, select or clear the Ruler checkbox.
•Press Ctrl+Shift+R or 
Shift+
Cmd+R.
Customize document margins
The width of the margins is displayed in gray on the rulers.
Borders of the top and left margins To change the margin size, follow these steps: 1.Place the cursor on the ruler so the cursor turns into a double-headed arrow. 2.Hold down the left mouse button and drag the cursor to the desired position. 3.Release the left mouse button to set the new margin size. You can also customize the document margins using the Page Setup window. |
Set the indent of the first line
The indent marker for the first line is displayed as a blue rectangle on the horizontal ruler.
First line indent marker You can change the indentation of the first line in text or in a list. In a list, the indent of the first line changes the position of the number or bullet. To change the indent of the first line, follow these steps: 1.Select the desired text: •To change the indent for a single paragraph or list item, place the cursor in it or select the entire paragraph or list item. •To change the indent for multiple paragraphs or multiple list items on the same level, select them in their entirety. 2.Hold down the left mouse button on the marker and drag it to the desired position. 3.Release the left mouse button to set the new indent of the first line. You can also set the indent of the first line using the Paragraph Settings window. |
Set paragraph indents
The indent marker for the paragraph is displayed as a blue triangle on the horizontal ruler.
Paragraph indent marker You can change the indentation of the paragraph in text or in a list. In a list, the paragraph indent changes the position of the text. To change the indent of the paragraph, follow these steps: 1.Select the desired text: •To change the indent for a single paragraph or list item, place the cursor in it or select the entire paragraph or list item. •To change the indent for multiple paragraphs or multiple list items on the same level, select them in their entirety. 2.Hold down the left mouse button on the marker and drag it to the desired position. 3.Release the left mouse button to set the new indent of the paragraph. When you change the paragraph indentation, the indent of the first line is also changed, while the spacing between them remains the same.
You can also set the paragraph indent using the Paragraph Settings window. |
