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To Change the Starting Point of a Ruler

It may sometimes help you to change the starting point ("0") of a ruler, or of both rulers, in relation to the page. For example, you can align the starting point with the upper-left corner of the text area so it's easy to see on the ruler scale where you are in relation to the left side of the text area.

No matter where you place the ruler starting point, anything whose position you specify on the page is measured from the upper-left corner of the page.

  1. Position the object pointer in the small box at the upper-left corner of the document window, where the rulers intersect.

  2. Drag to the place on the pasteboard or page where you want the starting point to be. When you release the mouse button, the rulers adjust so that their zeros ("0") align with the new starting point.
    To reset the starting point to the top-left corner of the page, click the small box at the upper-left corner of the document window, where the rulers intersect.