How to Display the Microsoft Ruler in the Draft Layout in Word If you prefer to work in the Draft layout, rather than the Print layout, the ruler works similarly in that view.

Q. I find the Ruler in Word to be a very mysterious function. However, I’m sure it’s a helpful tool—if only I can figure out how to use ...

The indentation marker in the top ruler of a Microsoft Word document. The Margins menu in Word's Layout tab is expanded. The Custom Margins option in Word's Margins drop-down menu.