Text Area Measurements Are Always Displayed on Ruler

ID: Q121610

The information in this article applies to:

SYMPTOMS

Column-width measurements are permanently displayed on the ruler, or when you set tab stops by clicking on the ruler, the ruler displays horizontal lines and shows the distance to each margin.

CAUSE

There are two potential causes of this problem:

RESOLUTION

If the right (secondary) mouse button is accidentally being activated, do the following:

If Word was installed when the Swap Left/Right Buttons option was activated, do the following:

MORE INFORMATION

In Word 6.0 for Windows, you can see the exact measurements of a text area by holding down the ALT key and clicking the horizontal ruler.

KBCategory: kbenv KBSubcategory: kbhw Additional reference words: 6.0 7.0 word7 word6 word95 stuck length inches measure points centimeters picas winword ruler display doesn't won't change permanently changed number stop right click

Keywords          : kbhw
Version           : 6.0 6.0a 6.0c 7.0
Platform          : WINDOWS

Last Reviewed: January 20, 1999