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RULER                             (Screen 1 of 3)
 
From left to right on the ruler are the controls
for the following:
 
Leader Characters
  Leader characters fill the blank spaces before a
  tab stop. Select the leader character you want
  by clicking the far left end of the ruler. The
  leader character options are:
 
              Blank leader (no leader)
  ____________Underscore leader
  ------------Hyphen leader
  ............Dot leader
  The default is blank (no leader character).
RULER                             (Screen 2 of 3)
 
Alignment Options
  Select the alignment option you want:
   L            Left end of text aligns with tab
   C            Center of text aligns with tab
   R            Right end of text aligns with tab
   D            Decimal point aligns with tab
   │            Draws a vertical line
 
Left and Right Paragraph Indents
  The indent markers ([]) show the indents for the
  paragraph the cursor is in.
RULER                             (Screen 3 of 3)
 
The First Line Indent
  The first line indent marker (|) is visible when
  you move the left paragraph indent.
 
See the View Ruler command Help topic for more
information on how to use the ruler.