How to quickly display the Ruler in Word using keyboard shortcuts.

You can enable the Ruler in Word through the View tab or by using the keyboard shortcut Alt + W + R, making it easier to adjust margins and giving your writing a more professional feel.
 

Contents:
1. How to turn the Ruler bar on/off .
2. How to do it in Word 2013, 2016, 2019, and 2021. 3.
In Word 2010. 4.
In Word 2007. 5.
In Word 2003. 6.
How to do it on macOS .

1. How to turn the Ruler bar on/off

The Ruler in Microsoft Word is a useful tool that helps users align text accurately. When enabled, you can:

- Adjust the position of lines, spacing between letters and characters.
- Can replace the space key, very useful when you want to move to a further section without having to press the space key repeatedly.

How to do it:

Step 1: Turn off Vietnamese input (if you are using Vietnamese input software like Unikey).
Step 2: Use the shortcut Alt + W and then press R to turn on the Ruler.

To turn off the Ruler, simply repeat the  Alt + W  shortcut and then press  R  again.

Display rulers in Word using keyboard shortcuts.
 

2. How to display the Ruler bar in Word 2021, 2019, 2016, and 2013

+ Download and install link for Office 2021
+ Download and install link for Office 2019
+ Download and install link for Office 2016
+ Download and install link for Office 2013

After downloading Word 2016 , 2021, 2019, 2016, and 2013, on the user interface, go to the  View tab and check the Ruler  box   to complete the process.

How to show margins in Word
 

3. For Word 2010

After downloading and installing  Office 2010 , follow these instructions to display the ruler in Word:

Step 1: Open Microsoft Word 2010, select the View  tab in the toolbar   , and check  the Ruler  box to display the Ruler in Word.

Step 2:  After selecting Ruler, you can open  Word Options  and set the unit for the Ruler, such as  inches, centimeters, etc.

 

4. Displaying the Ruler in Word 2007

If you haven't downloaded and installed Office 2007 yet, you can download it directly here: Office 2007 Download Link .

Method 1:  Click on the  View tab and select the Ruler   icon  as shown below:

Method 2:  Click the  View Ruler  button on the vertical scroll bar on the right side of the Word editing screen.

Method 3:  If the above two methods only show a horizontal ruler and no vertical ruler, then do the following:

Click the  Office Button  in the upper left corner of the Word screen, then select  Word Options  (keyboard shortcut: press  Alt  +  F  then press the letter  I ).

Next, select  Advanced  from the menu on the left. Scroll down in the right pane, find the  Display group , check the box next to  Show vertical ruler in Print Layout view  , and click  OK  to complete.

 

5. Displaying the Ruler in Word 2003

You can download and install Office 2003  here if you don't already have Word 2003 on your computer.

Step 1: To display the ruler, click the View menu , then select Ruler from the drop-down menu.

Step 2: If you want to display the ruler vertically in text view, click on  Tools , then select Options … from the drop-down menu. In the  Options window that appears, select  View  and check the box next to Vertical ruler (Print view only)  in the  Print and Web Layout options group . Click OK to complete.

 

6. How to display the ruler in macOS

Step 1: Open the Word file  => Select the View tab .

Step 2:  Check the Ruler box to display the ruler in Word on macOS.

Similar to the ruler, the toolbar in Word can sometimes get hidden. And you can absolutely make it reappear. If you don't know how, check out  how to  quickly show the missing  toolbar in Word .