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    • Charles BillowC
      Charles Billow
      last edited by

      I saw some earlier discussion about rulers, but being new to this I was and am unable to figure how I can add both horizontal and vertical rulers to notepad++.

      Is there a way, and if so what/where?

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      • mkupperM
        mkupper @Charles Billow
        last edited by

        @Charles-Billow, some earlier forum threads mention a rulers plugin and also that the ColumnTools plugin has a ruler.

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        That said, it’s not clear what you mean by “ruler.” Notepad++ does not have, and probably can’t have, the inch or centimeter style rulers that Microsoft Word, for example, can show.

        Preferences / Margins/Border/Edge has a Vertical Edge Settings thing that can add vertical ruler style lines.

        At times I construct temporary rulers in Notepad++ but have always just typed out 123456789. and then copy/pasted to make it as wide as needed.

        123456789.123456789.123456789.123456789.123456789.123456789.123456789.
        My        text      that      needs     to        be        lined     up
        
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