With the rulers enabled in the print or draft layout, you can change the margins and tabs. This article explains how to display the ruler in Microsoft Word—and how to use the ruler to change ...

Q. I find the Ruler in Word to be a very mysterious function. However, I’m sure it’s a helpful tool—if only I can figure out how to use it correctly. A. You’re right on both counts. It can be a ...

Word's ruler measures items based on inches and centimeters. To provide an accurate scale for an average Web page of 800 by 600 pixels, think of each inch on your document as the scale equivalent ...

The indentation marker in the top ruler of a Microsoft Word document. The Margins menu in Word's Layout tab is expanded. The Custom Margins option in Word's Margins drop-down menu.

The one thing missing from that piece is how to change the default tabs for a document. Word’s default tabs are set at half-inch intervals, but that won’t always be the most efficient setting.

How to Show the Ruler in Word Word has a ruler feature that enables you to do reasonably accurate layout work right within a Word document. If you want to set a tab, or see how big your text box ...