WD97: Rulers Disappear with Selection Larger Than One Page in Page Layout View (196560)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Word 97 for Windows
This article was previously published under Q196560

SYMPTOMS

If you select all or part of a document and the selection extends over a page break, the vertical and horizontal rulers may disappear. If you scroll to the top or bottom of the selection, one or both of the rulers may reappear.

NOTE: This problem also occurs when you select a table and the table extends over a page break.

CAUSE

This problem occurs only in Page Layout view (on the View menu, click Page Layout) and the selection is longer than one page. By design, the Word horizontal ruler displays the settings for the last paragraph in a selection. (If nothing is selected, Word displays the settings for the paragraph where the insertion point is located.) Similarly, Word displays the vertical ruler only for the page where the selection ends (or where the insertion point is located).
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:11/14/2000
Keywords:kbprb kbtable KB196560
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