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DESCRIPTION OF THE RULER
 
Overview: <View Ruler command>
 
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).
 
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 paragraph indent markers ([]) show the
  indents for the paragraph the cursor is in.
 
The First Line Indent
  The first line indent marker (|) is visible when
  you move the left paragraph indent.
 
More Help: <Using the ruler>
           <Lesson: Ribbon and Ruler>
 
Using Manual: Ch. 9, "Tabs and Tables"