I seem to have inadvertently switched on the horizontal and vertical pop-up
rulers. The only sign of this is that two narrow strips have suddenly
appeared at the left-hand and top edges of the editing screen (in Print
Layout): I didn't realise what they were until I chanced to rest the cursor
on one of them and the ruler appeared.

How could I have switched this on without realising it? And more
importantly, how can I switch it off again, please? I've searched the help
files for information, but to no avail.

Many thanks.

Bert
www.bertcoules.co.uk

This is achieved by a combination of factors.
View ruler when checked will always display the rulers.
View ruler when unchecked, will cause the ruler to hide and unhide when
the cursor is passed over the area if tools options general provide
feedback with animation is checked. If this latter option is unchecked the
rulers are not displayed.

--

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org


Bert Coules wrote:
I seem to have inadvertently switched on the horizontal and vertical
pop-up rulers. The only sign of this is that two narrow strips have
suddenly appeared at the left-hand and top edges of the editing
screen (in Print Layout): I didn't realise what they were until I
chanced to rest the cursor on one of them and the ruler appeared.

How could I have switched this on without realising it? And more
importantly, how can I switch it off again, please? I've searched
the help files for information, but to no avail.

Many thanks.

Bert
www.bertcoules.co.uk

Graham,

View ruler when unchecked, will cause the ruler to hide and unhide when
the cursor is passed over the area if tools options general provide
feedback with animation is checked. If this latter option is unchecked the
rulers are not displayed.


That was the one! Thank you so much. It's beyond my understanding how I
could have checked that box inadvertently.

Bert
www.bertcoules.co.uk

To add to what Graham has said, View | Ruler affects only the horizontal
ruler. The vertical ruler is turned on or off by a check box on the View tab
of Tools | Options.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
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"Bert Coules" wrote in message
...
Graham,

View ruler when unchecked, will cause the ruler to hide and unhide
when
the cursor is passed over the area if tools options general
provide
feedback with animation is checked. If this latter option is unchecked
the
rulers are not displayed.


That was the one! Thank you so much. It's beyond my understanding how I
could have checked that box inadvertently.

Bert
www.bertcoules.co.uk

That's only partially true, Suzanne.

Unchecking View Ruler turns off both horizontal and vertical rulers.

Checking View Ruler turns on the horizontal ruler and enables the turning
on or off of the vertical ruler using the option under Tools Options
View.

--
Enjoy,
Tony


"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message
...
To add to what Graham has said, View | Ruler affects only the horizontal
ruler. The vertical ruler is turned on or off by a check box on the View
tab
of Tools | Options.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup
so
all may benefit.

"Bert Coules" wrote in message
...
Graham,

View ruler when unchecked, will cause the ruler to hide and unhide
when
the cursor is passed over the area if tools options general
provide
feedback with animation is checked. If this latter option is unchecked
the
rulers are not displayed.


That was the one! Thank you so much. It's beyond my understanding how
I
could have checked that box inadvertently.

Bert
www.bertcoules.co.uk

Interesting. I hadn't realized that because (a) I always keep them both on,
and (b) I work in Normal view, anyway, where I have great difficulty making
Word keep the horizontal ruler on.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
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all may benefit.

"Tony Jollans" My Forename at My Surname dot com wrote in message
...
That's only partially true, Suzanne.

Unchecking View Ruler turns off both horizontal and vertical rulers.

Checking View Ruler turns on the horizontal ruler and enables the
turning
on or off of the vertical ruler using the option under Tools Options
View.

--
Enjoy,
Tony


"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message
...
To add to what Graham has said, View | Ruler affects only the horizontal
ruler. The vertical ruler is turned on or off by a check box on the View
tab
of Tools | Options.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the
newsgroup
so
all may benefit.

"Bert Coules" wrote in message
...
Graham,

View ruler when unchecked, will cause the ruler to hide and unhide
when
the cursor is passed over the area if tools options general
provide
feedback with animation is checked. If this latter option is
unchecked
the
rulers are not displayed.


That was the one! Thank you so much. It's beyond my understanding
how
I
could have checked that box inadvertently.

Bert
www.bertcoules.co.uk