How to Show the Ruler in Word. Word has a ruler feature that enables you to do reasonably accurate layout work right within a ...

Ruler can change the vertical and horizontal lengths of Ruler itself by dragging the upper, lower, left and right edges. You can also change the size of Ruler by entering the length directly.

The feature consists of Built-in ruler Guides, Add Horizontal Ruler Guides, Add Vertical Ruler Guides, Ruler Guides, and Grid and Baseline Guides. How to use Layout Guides in Publisher.