Can horizontal ruler in Word be changed to begin w/ zero? in Word General Questions    |   |  Help   Search For:     In:   Office   Word     Word General Questions     Word New Users     Word Application Errors     Word Drawing and Graphics     Word Mailmerge and Fax     Word Page Layout     Word Programming     Word Tables              smithy 9/5/2007 7:11 PM PST   Question   -- csmith     Was this post helpful to you?         Reply |   Top           Graham Mayor 9/5/2007 10:04 PM PST   It does begin at zero - at the left margin position! If you mean can you set the left margin at the edge of the paper, then the likely answer is no. Very few printer drivers allow printing to the edge of the page and Word will only set what the driver will permit. -- <>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<> Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org <>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<>     Was this post helpful to you?         Reply |   Top           smithy 9/6/2007 12:34 PM PST   I can see that the ruler within the margin begins with zero. And, I am aware that most printers will not print a bleed. What I am trying to find out is whether it is possible to change the ruler to a realistic view where zero is at the edge of the paper? -- csmith "Graham Mayor" wrote: > It does begin at zero - at the left margin position! If you mean can you set > the left margin at the edge of the paper, then the likely answer is no. Very > few printer drivers allow printing to the edge of the page and Word will > only set what the driver will permit. > > -- > <>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<> > Graham Mayor - Word MVP > > My web site www.gmayor.com > Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org > <>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<> > > >     Was this post helpful to you?         Reply |   Top           Suzanne S. Barnhill 9/6/2007 3:50 PM PST   Answer   No, the ruler origin cannot be set in Word as it can in Publisher and other page layout programs. That is due to the differences between word processing and page layout functions. -- 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. "smithy" <smithy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:D2E08086-A7E9-4D5B-AE0B-A2DA0C0FB38A@microsoft.com... > I can see that the ruler within the margin begins with zero. And, I am aware > that most printers will not print a bleed. > > What I am trying to find out is whether it is possible to change the ruler > to a realistic view where zero is at the edge of the paper? > -- > csmith > > > "Graham Mayor" wrote: > > > It does begin at zero - at the left margin position! If you mean can you set > > the left margin at the edge of the paper, then the likely answer is no. Very > > few printer drivers allow printing to the edge of the page and Word will > > only set what the driver will permit. > > > > -- > > <>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<> > > Graham Mayor - Word MVP > > > > My web site www.gmayor.com > > Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org > > <>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<> > > > > > >     Was this post helpful to you?         Reply |   Top           smithy 9/10/2007 3:36 PM PST   Thank you Suzanne, for providing a response that answered my question, and lacked the smart-aleck tone of Graham Mayor's answer. -- csmith "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: > No, the ruler origin cannot be set in Word as it can in Publisher and other > page layout programs. That is due to the differences between word processing > and page layout functions. > > -- > 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. > > "smithy" <smithy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:D2E08086-A7E9-4D5B-AE0B-A2DA0C0FB38A@microsoft.com... > > I can see that the ruler within the margin begins with zero. And, I am > aware > > that most printers will not print a bleed. > > > > What I am trying to find out is whether it is possible to change the ruler > > to a realistic view where zero is at the edge of the paper? > > -- > > csmith > > > > > > "Graham Mayor" wrote: > > > > > It does begin at zero - at the left margin position! If you mean can you > set > > > the left margin at the edge of the paper, then the likely answer is no. > Very > > > few printer drivers allow printing to the edge of the page and Word will > > > only set what the driver will permit. > > > > > > -- > > > <>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<> > > > Graham Mayor - Word MVP > > > > > > My web site www.gmayor.com > > > Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org > > > <>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<> > > > > > > > > > > >     Was this post helpful to you?         Reply |   Top           SProvost 10/20/2008 7:50 AM PST   My problem was slightly different: I got to this subject because, one day, the print display stopped showing the white margin at the top. To fix this: I went to the Word button. I clicked the Word Options button. I chose Advanced, then Display, and in the Page Display Option section, a selected Show white space between pages in Print Layout view. That fixed my problem. "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: > No, the ruler origin cannot be set in Word as it can in Publisher and other > page layout programs. That is due to the differences between word processing > and page layout functions. > > -- > 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. > > "smithy" <smithy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:D2E08086-A7E9-4D5B-AE0B-A2DA0C0FB38A@microsoft.com... > > I can see that the ruler within the margin begins with zero. And, I am > aware > > that most printers will not print a bleed. > > > > What I am trying to find out is whether it is possible to change the ruler > > to a realistic view where zero is at the edge of the paper? > > -- > > csmith > > > > > > "Graham Mayor" wrote: > > > > > It does begin at zero - at the left margin position! If you mean can you > set > > > the left margin at the edge of the paper, then the likely answer is no. > Very > > > few printer drivers allow printing to the edge of the page and Word will > > > only set what the driver will permit. > > > > > > -- > > > <>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<> > > > Graham Mayor - Word MVP > > > > > > My web site www.gmayor.com > > > Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org > > > <>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<> > > > > > > > > > > >     Was this post helpful to you?         Reply |   Top           Suzanne S. Barnhill 10/20/2008 9:03 AM PST   That's discussed in http://sbarnhill.mvps.org/WordFAQs/WhiteSpace.htm, but it has to do with the vertical ruler, not the horizontal one. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA "SProvost" <SProvost@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:470191AE-CA95-4569-A8CD-3F04010FF65D@microsoft.com... > My problem was slightly different: I got to this subject because, one day, > the print display stopped showing the white margin at the top. To fix > this: > I went to the Word button. I clicked the Word Options button. I chose > Advanced, then Display, and in the Page Display Option section, a > selected > Show white space between pages in Print Layout view. That fixed my > problem. > > "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: > >> No, the ruler origin cannot be set in Word as it can in Publisher and >> other >> page layout programs. That is due to the differences between word >> processing >> and page layout functions. >> >> -- >> 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. >> >> "smithy" <smithy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message >> news:D2E08086-A7E9-4D5B-AE0B-A2DA0C0FB38A@microsoft.com... >> > I can see that the ruler within the margin begins with zero. And, I am >> aware >> > that most printers will not print a bleed. >> > >> > What I am trying to find out is whether it is possible to change the >> > ruler >> > to a realistic view where zero is at the edge of the paper? >> > -- >> > csmith >> > >> > >> > "Graham Mayor" wrote: >> > >> > > It does begin at zero - at the left margin position! If you mean can >> > > you >> set >> > > the left margin at the edge of the paper, then the likely answer is >> > > no. >> Very >> > > few printer drivers allow printing to the edge of the page and Word >> > > will >> > > only set what the driver will permit. >> > > >> > > -- >> > > <>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<> >> > > Graham Mayor - Word MVP >> > > >> > > My web site www.gmayor.com >> > > Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org >> > > <>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<> >> > > >> > > >> > > >> >> >     Was this post helpful to you?         Reply |   Top           The Blue Max 10/25/2008 1:48 AM PST   Great question, Smithy! Like you, we also feel that Microsoft should provide an option for calibrating the ruler to zero at the left edge of the page. WordPerfect refers to these two options as absolute margins (left edge of page) and relative margins (left margin). WordPerfect has had this feature for many years and it has some distinct advantages. For example, it allows the user to immediately visualize the actual width of the paper, the margin widths, and column offsets. It would be nice if Microsoft would provide a similar feature. "smithy" wrote: > I can see that the ruler within the margin begins with zero. And, I am aware > that most printers will not print a bleed. > > What I am trying to find out is whether it is possible to change the ruler > to a realistic view where zero is at the edge of the paper? > -- > csmith     Was this post helpful to you?         Reply |   Top         Return to Microsoft Communities   Notify me of replies