diff --git a/helpcontent2/source/text/swriter/guide/ruler.xhp b/helpcontent2/source/text/swriter/guide/ruler.xhp new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..2171a3ca57 --- /dev/null +++ b/helpcontent2/source/text/swriter/guide/ruler.xhp @@ -0,0 +1,115 @@ + + + + + + +Using Rulers +text/swriter/guide/ruler.xhp + + +Using Ruler +DEDR: Reviewed + + + +rulers;using rulers +horizontal rulers +vertical rulers +indent settings on rulers +changing;indents +page margins on rulers +table cells;adjusting the width on rulers + +Using Rulers + +To show or hide rulers, choose View - Ruler. To show the vertical ruler, choose Tools - Options - %PRODUCTNAME Writer - View, and then select Vertical ruler in the Ruler area. +Adjusting Page Margins +The margins of a page are indicated by the filled areas at the ends of the rulers. +Changing Indents +Indents are adjusted with the three small triangles on the horizontal ruler. + + +To change the left or the right paragraph indent, select the paragraph(s) that you want change the indent for, drag the bottom left or the bottom right triangle on the horizontal ruler to a new location. + + +To change the first line indent of a selected paragraph, drag the top left triangle on the horizontal ruler to a new location. + + +You can also double-click anywhere on the horizontal ruler, and adjust the indents in the Paragraph dialog. +Adjusting the Width of Table Cells + + + + +Mouse cursor when changing column width + + + +To adjust the width of a table cell, click in the cell, and then drag one of its column dividers (double vertical line) on the horizontal ruler to a new location. + + +
+ +To maintain the proportion of the columns in the opposite direction that you drag, hold down Command +Ctrl while you drag. +
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