Microsoft KB Archive/26791

Moving the Vertical Dotted Line on the Ruler

PSS ID Number: Q26791 Article last modified on 03-07-1997

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In Word, the vertical dotted line on the ruler indicates the position of the right edge of the text column, relative to the left edge. For example, when working with a US-letter-sized document, and using left and right margins of 1 inch, the line will appear at 6.5 inches on the ruler, to reflect the 6.5-inch width of the text column.

If the dotted line appears over a smaller number than you expected (and you are not working in a table), try one or both of the following procedures:


 * Check your margin settings by choosing Document from the Format menu. (In Word 3.x, choose Page Setup from the File menu.) Then, change the margin measurements to get the desired page width.
 * From the Format menu, choose Section and make sure the appropriate number of columns is specified.

If you are working with tables, check the width of a table column by selecting the column and following the appropriate procedure below:

Word Versions 5.0 and 5.1
Choose the table scale button on the ruler (the T button located at the far-right edge of the ruler). Drag the column marker on the ruler that corresponds with the column boundary that you want to move.

Word Version 4.0
Choose the scale button on the ruler. Drag the column marker on the ruler that corresponds with the column boundary that you want to move.

Note: Word versions 3.x do not have a table feature.

= MORE INFORMATION =

For more information about the ruler, see page 148 of the Word 5.0 “Microsoft Word User’s Guide,” or page 327 of the version 4.0 “Reference to Microsoft Word,” or page 330 of the version 3.0 “Reference to Microsoft Word.”

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