In Publisher 2003 and 2007, select “Rulers” from the “View” menu. This will hide the rulers if they are currently displayed and display them if they are currently hidden. In Publisher 2010, check or uncheck the “Rulers” box in the “Show” group on the “View” menu ribbon. You can also right-click anywhere on the publication window other than a text or graphic object and select “Rulers” from the popup menu that appears. The rulers are set so that the upper left corner is the origin (zero) point on both the horizontal and vertical rulers. As you move your cursor over the publication window, thin lines move along the rulers to display the horizontal and vertical position of your cursor.
You can also choose to move both rulers at once by placing your cursor over the square where the horizontal and vertical rulers meet. Your cursor will change to a 2-headed diagonal arrow.
To change the origin point of the horizontal ruler, place your cursor on the vertical ruler. Your cursor will change to a 2-headed horizontal arrow. To change the origin point of the vertical ruler, place your cursor on the horizontal ruler. Your cursor will change to a 2-headed vertical arrow. To change the origin point of both rulers, place your cursor on the square where the rulers meet. Your cursor will change to a 2-headed diagonal arrow.
To reset the origin of both rulers at once, place your cursor over the square where the horizontal and vertical rulers intersect. To reset only the origin of the horizontal ruler, place your cursor over that ruler and hold down your “Shift” key. To reset only the origin of the vertical ruler, place your cursor over that ruler and hold down your “Shift” key.
Choose “Inches” to display the rulers in inches. This is the default option. Choose “Centimeters” to display the rulers in centimeters. One inch equals 2. 54 cm. Choose “Picas” to display the rulers in Picas. Picas are a measurement unit used in printing; 1 inch equals 6 picas. Choose “Pixels” to display the rulers in pixels. Pixels are a screen measurement; in Publisher, 1 inch equals 96 pixels. The fifth option, “Points,” changes the unit of measure to points, but displays the rulers in inches. Points are another measurement unit used in printing, commonly used to measure font sizes. One inch equals 72 points. You may want to use this option if you plan to have a number of objects on any of the pages in your publication to give you better precision in placing the guides to lay them out or to improve the layout of large blocks of body text.
In Publisher 2003 and 2007, select “Snap” from the “Arrange” menu and then select “Ruler Marks. " A check mark will appear in front of the option. This option is not available on the default Publisher 2010 menu ribbons. You can add it to any of the ribbons by selecting “Options” from the “File” page in “Backstage” view and selecting “Customize Ribbon” from the left pane of the “Publisher Options” dialog box.
